| Reference number | RR/2/225 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Charles Robert Darwin, on a paper 'On the arrangement of the foliation and cleavage of the rocks of the north of Scotland' by Daniel Sharpe |
| Date | 16 March 1852 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests that further evidence is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn. Refers to work by MacCallick [?] and Alexander von Humboldt. Suggests improvements to the author's map to clarify what is recorded observation and what is conjecture, to add scale and annotation. Considers the author's use of the term 'arches or lines of elevation' to be confusing, suggests 'axes of foliation' instead. Asks the author to state whether bearing have been corrected for variation.
Subject: Geology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society] |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1852.0021 Vol.142 1852 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT.45.1 |
| RR/2/224 |
| PT/45/1 |
| PT/45/1/1 |
| PT/45/1/1 |
| PT/45/1/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8196 | Darwin; Charles Robert (1809 - 1882); naturalist | 1809 - 1882 |
| NA2629 | Sharpe; Daniel (1806 - 1856) | 1806 - 1856 |