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Dear John Here is a digital copy of our department's picture of Nicol, taken probably in the late 1870s while he was still Professor of Natural History. He held the chair from 1853 until 1878, and died in 1879. A great man, but probably needed more backbone in dealing with Murchison. There is a memorial plaque to Nicol in the Department which reads: "Leaving time and the unchanging mountains to confirm or refute", which must have been one of his sayings. We may dispute "unchanging" now, but recognise a man who knew that the truth was out there! With best wishes David <-<<--<<<--->>>-->>-> David Macdonald Professor of Petroleum Geology Director of MSc Programmes University of Aberdeen Meston Building Aberdeen AB24 3UE Tel: 01224-273451 Mobile: 07909-611775 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/geology/people/staffpages/dmacdonald/dmacdonald.php -----Original Message----- From: Tectonics & structural geology discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John F. Dewey Sent: 20 February 2012 20:46 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: James Nicol and Charles Callaway Dear Colleagues, Does anyone have a digital portrait/photograph of James Nicol and/or Charles Callaway that they can send me to use in my Haslemere Lecture on "Geikie and the Highland Controversy". Best wishes, John Dewey -- Please note that my email address has changed to: [log in to unmask] Prof. John F. Dewey FRS, M.R.I.A., FAA, Mem. Acad. Eur., Mem. US Nat. Acad. Sci., Distinguished Emeritus Professor University of California, Emeritus Professor and Supernumerary Fellow, University College Oxford. Sherwood Lodge, 93 Bagley Wood Road, Kennington, Oxford OX1 5NA, England, UK University College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4BH Telephone Nos: 011 44 (0)1865 735525 (home Oxford) 011 44 (0)1865 276792 (University College Oxford) The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.