| Reference number | MS/377/1/48 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Archibald Geikie, Geological Survey of Scotland, Edinburgh, to [William Fletcher] Barrett |
| Date | 20 January 1874 |
| Description | Barrett's note found them at the fireside reading Mrs Somerville's Memoirs. He has looked at both Tyndall's lecture and Barrett's paper and notes Tyndall's acknowledgements, but none are to Barrett. Comments also that Tyndall does not actually claim the discovery of making use of sensitive flame. Urges Barrett to be cautious. |
| Extent | 4p [incomplete] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6174 | Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian | 1835 - 1924 |