Royal Institution of Great Britain (1799-:)
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Lecture notes, 1884-1886
The Lecture notes series consists of:
- Notes and printed abstracts.
Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884
Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.
Lecture on the 'Volcanic History of Britain', 1886
Notes for 4 lectures on the 'Volcanic History of Britain', given to the Royal Institution in 1886. Sir Archibald Geikie looked at the emergence of types of geological formations against a geological timeframe and how they have been affected by various processes, especially the action of volcanoes and materials produced by them, within the natural world. He used examples from numerous locations from different parts of the British Isles.
Lectures on Geology, 1832-1833
Lectures on geology consists of:
- manuscript lecture notes for lectures given at King's College London and the Royal Institution and a printed programme for a series of lectures given at King's College London in 1833 (1832-1833).
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Frederick Joseph Bramwell, 06 February 1889
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Frederick Joseph Bramwell in his capacity as Honarary Secretary of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, asking Geikie if he could speak one Friday evening after Easter, possibly the 07 June 1889.
Notebook No.155, January 1848- May 1848
Press cuttings,mounted on paper, of Ewart's Royal Institution Lectures, April-May 1899
Ewart delivered a series of three lectures on zebras and zebra hybrids at the Royal Institution between April and May 1899. Most of the cuttings are mounted on 'Press Notices' paper from Street's Advertising Offices, London.
Publication proofs and lecture syllabuses, 1867-1881
The Publication proofs and lecture syllabuses series consists of:
- lecture syllabuses, 1867-1869
- publication proofs, 1879 and 1881.
Royal Institution of Great Britain: Syllabus of a Course of Three Lectures on the Origin of Land-Surfaces by Archibald Geikie, FRS, 1867-1868
Syllabus for a series of 3 lectures Sir Archibald Geikie gave to The Royal Insitution of Great Britain in 1869, broadly focusing on valleys, hills and mountains, erosion, geological structure and related subjects.
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