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RefNoAP/44/13
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On the loess of the valleys of the South of England, the Somme and the Seine' by Joseph Prestwich
Date1862
DescriptionPrestwich presents an analysis of the loess or 'drift-gravels' of the valleys of the South of England, the Somme and the Seine.

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.

Subject: Geology / Mineralogy

Received 15 May 1862.

A version of this paper was published in volume 154 of Philosophical Transactions (see PT/70/4) and abstracted in volume 12 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Theoretical considerations on the conditions under which the (drift) deposits containing the remains of extinct mammalia and flint implements were accumulated, and on their geological age. - On the Loess of the valleys of the South of England, and of the Somme and the Seine'.
Extent21p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1862.0007
RelatedRecordAP/44/12
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CodePersonNameDates
NA3811Prestwich; Sir; Joseph (1812 - 1896)1812 - 1896
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