Geikie

[ gee-kee ]

/ ˈgi ki /

noun

Sir Archibald,1835–1924, Scottish geologist.

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Examples from the Web for geikie

We should not be far wrong, in fact, in regarding Geikie as the direct successor of Ramsay in the line of scientific thought.
James Geikie|Marion I. Newbigin
Yet Professor Geikie is clear, and it is only because he has gone deeper than the others that he may be harder.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1899|Various
Some of the most eminent geologists, among whom Lyell and Geikie may be mentioned, have upheld the doctrine of uniformity.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays|J. (John) Joly
Not with two guides, a cook, and a horse-wrangler on your pay-roll—and a hospital bill as big as Geikie staring you in the face?
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood

During this period he corresponded with Prof. Geikie on geological matters.
James Geikie|Marion I. Newbigin

British Dictionary definitions for geikie

Geikie

/ (ˈɡiːkɪ) /

noun

Sir Archibald. 1835–1924, Scottish geologist noted for his study of British volcanic rocks

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