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From Russia with love for Scot
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HE is one of the forefathers of modern geology and is a well-
known figure in one Russian city, yet he remains relatively unknown
in the country he was born in.
But a group of Russian children were so enthusiastic about finding
out more about 19th-century Scottish geologist Sir Roderick Murchison
that they travelled a staggering 3000 miles by bus to visit the land
of his birth.
In 1841, Sir Roderick named one of the periods in the geological
system "Permian", in honour of the city Perm - the home town of the
visiting group.
The children visited the British Geological Survey (BGS) at ...
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