A long life's work : an autobiography / by Sir Archibald Geikie.

  • Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924.
Date:
1924
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Credit: A long life's work : an autobiography / by Sir Archibald Geikie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Volga, sail of 1,100 miles clown the river, 295 ; leakage of oil at the stations, 295. Voting at Naples, with two saucers, one of white the other of black balls, 386, Wadham College and the Royal Society, 391. Walcott, C. D., 285, 287. Wales, South, re-mapping of coal¬ field, 239. Wallace, Alfred Russel, 366. Wasatch Mountains, age of granite of, 188. Washington, visit to, 287. Water-colour sketching, pleasures of, 173. Wellington, Great Duke of, 20. Welw'ood, Allan Maconochie, 76. Whales in Scottish Seas, 267. Whaling stations created by for¬ eigners among the Western Isles, 267. W-hitaker, Wh, 107. W'illiams, Prof. G. H., 280. Whlson, Daniel, 133. Dr. E. A., of Antarctic e.xpedi- tion, 348, 376. Dr. George, 26, 40, 50 ; death of, 71- W'ind in geological mapping, 49. \\ indsor Castle, garden party at 343- Wright, W. Aldis, 208. W'riter to the Signet, office of a 21 29. W'omen, struggle for medical educa¬ tion, 155 ; no opposition from the Arts’ side, 156 ; e.xcursions for women, 156. Wordsw'orth on geologists, 57. Yachting cruises, annual, started, 260, 262. Yarrow, Sir Alfred, 375. Yellowstone region, traverse of, 180 ; clear nights in, 180 ; Red Indians, 180 ; ancient glaciers, of, 188. \ ule. Miss, 242 ; her generous gifts, 242, 245 ; her bequest of the Murchison of Tarradale Mem orial, 246. Young, John, M.D., 90. J. (Paraffin Young), 45. Zirkel, Ferdinand, iig, 120, 128, 210, 217, 218, 295, 296, 334, 355- Zittel, 128. PKINTKn tN GREAT HKITAIN HV KOHEKT MACl.KHOSK AND CO. LTD. IHK UNIVKRSITY PRESS, GI.ASCiOW