# Professor Ramsay — The Origin of Species character guide

> Professor Ramsay in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Professor Ramsay, Ramsay

**First appearance:** 0073-x-on-the-imperfection-of-the-geological-record

## Who they are

A geologist who studied the action of ice and rock formations.

## In the story

### [Instincts of the Cuckoo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/instincts-of-the-cuckoo)

Provided observations on Australian cuckoos, including egg size and color variation.

### [On the Imperfection of the Geological Record](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/x-on-the-imperfection-of-the-geological-record)

His observations on subaerial degradation are noted as important for understanding geological time.

### [On the Lapse of Time, as Inferred from the Rate of Deposition and Extent of Denudation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-lapse-of-time-as-inferred-from-the-rate-of-deposition-and-extent-of-denudation)

His observations on subaerial degradation and measurements of strata thickness are key evidence.

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