| Reference number | PT/2/14/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'On the alterations that have taken place in the structure of rocks, on the surface of the basaltic country in the counties of Derry and Antrim' from William Richardson to Humphry Davy |
| Creator | Richardson; William (1749-1822); Irish landowner; Member of Parliament for County Armagh |
| Date | 18 April 1808 |
| Description | Paper regarding rock structures surrounding Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland.
Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A letter on the alterations that have taken place in the structure of rocks, on the surface of the basaltic country in the counties of Derry and Antrim'.
Sent by Richardson from Richhill.
Abstract published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society of London], Volume 1, 1832. |
| Extent | 88p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1800.0164 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1808.0015 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT/2/14 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8200 | Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist | 1778 - 1829 |