| Reference number | PP/11/32 |
| Previous numbers | PP/43/33 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'The atoll of Diego Garcia and the coral formations of the Indian Ocean' by Gilbert Charles Bourne |
| Date | 1888 |
| Description | Bourne writes: 'The whole of the following paper was planned and a great part of it was written when Captain Wharton’s letter appeared in "Nature", on Feb. 23. Captain Wharton has anticipated my objections to the theory put forward by Mr. Murray in explanation of the formation of atolls and barrier reefs, and has suggested that the growth of corals on the periphery of a submerged bank is sufficient to explain the elevated rim of a barrier reef or atoll, and the contained lagoon channel or lagoon. In this I cordially agree with him, and can only express my satisfaction that so eminent an observer should have arrived, after an extended study, at conclusions nearly identical with mine.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes one map of Diego Garcia.
Subject: Geography / Hydrography
Received 12 March 1888. Read 22 March 1888. Communicated by Edwin Ray Lankester.
A version of this paper was published in volume 43 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The atoll of Diego Garcia and the coral formations of the Indian Ocean'. |
| Extent | 53p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Map |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1887.0167 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1352 | Bourne; Gilbert Charles (1861 - 1933); zoologist and oarsman | 1861 - 1933 |
| NA8247 | Lankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847 - 1929); zoologist | 1847 - 1929 |