de la Beche

British

/ də læ biːtʃ /

noun

Henry. 1796–1855, English geologist. His work led to the founding of the Geological Survey (1835)

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Footnote 85: Sir Henry T. de la Beche, an eminent geologist.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount Esher

Consult also Sir H. de la Beche, on the formation of rocks in South Wales, Memoirs of Geol.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell

The clay beds, however, as Sir H. de la Beche remarks, can be followed over larger areas than the sand or sandstones.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell

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