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James Geikie, the Man and the Geologist

Part I.—LIFE AND LETTERS By MARION I. NEWBIGIN

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I. Boyhood and Youth, 1839–61 3

II. First Years on the Geological Survey, 1862–64 19

III. “The Great Ice Age”: (1) Years of Preparation, 1865–71 34

IV. “The Great Ice Age”: (2) Publication, 1872–74 52

V. Marriage and Life at Perth, 1875–77 62

VI. Last Years on the Survey, 1878–82 82

VII. Edinburgh and the Professorship, 1882–88 100

VIII. Final Edition of “The Great Ice Age,” 1889–1903 116

IX. Retirement from the Professorship and Last Days, 1904–15 130

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