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Reference numberMS/426/771
Alternative reference numberMS/426 p181
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Edward Sabine, 13 Ashley Place; to Dr Falconer
Date18 June1862
DescriptionRefers to the publication of Mr [William] Pengelly and Dr [Oswald] Heer's papers relating to 'the lignites and fossil flora of Bovey Tracey'. Sabine remarks on the 'merits of the authors of the two papers', but that the 'important and very interesting contribution to British geology is primarily due to the encouragement which those gentlemen received from Miss Burdett Coults'.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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