BIB_ID
196197
Accession number
MA 14054
Creator
Doughty, Charles Montagu, 1843-1926, sender.
Display Date
Tunbridge Wells, England, 1865?
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (10 pages) ; 17.8 x 11.3 cm
Notes
Probably addressed to geologist and palaeontologist, Harry Govier Seeley, who was a contemporary of Doughty's at Cambridge during this time.
Written from "Peacefield / Lansdowne Rd / Tun. Wells."
Year of writing suggested by internal evidence: Doughty took his Tripos at Cambridge in the year 1865.
Written from "Peacefield / Lansdowne Rd / Tun. Wells."
Year of writing suggested by internal evidence: Doughty took his Tripos at Cambridge in the year 1865.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Concerning a new book by geologist (Charles) Lyell and Doughty's own recent observations on geological deposits of marine shells in England; stating that he is thinking of "taking up Geology & Compar. Anatomy for the Tripos", noting that he has "from this time till December year to read in", and asking Seeley for his advice about further reading. Illustrated with a diagram sketch showing a heath and cliff at Westleton in Suffolk.
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