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Miller, Hugh, 1802-1856 (man of letters and geologist)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves, 1852-1899

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/16
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves sub-series consists of:


  1. 54 letters, alphabetically arranged (1852-1899)
Dates: 1852-1899
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (H-S)

Notebook No.155, January 1848 - May 1848

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 6: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/155
Scope and Contents This black notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s discussions, ideas, and recordings when in London, starting in January 1848 and including some focus on ’Americana’ before his second travels in American was published in 1849. The first pages (and from p 78] are notes on pages and references relating to the other American notebooks - which could be publishing related or organisational. It covers conversations, queries, and discussions he started in America including geological,...
Dates: January 1848 - May 1848
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notebook No.180, October 1852 - October 1852

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 6: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/180
Scope and Contents Notebook 180 begins in mid-October and ends in late December 1852. Lyell is in the United States, traveling in the Boston area and giving a six-week lecture series for the Lowell Institute. In the first half of the notebook, Lyell is working with Louis Agassiz and Jeffries Wyman to identify the bones found while in Joggins, Nova Scotia. On December 1st, the Lyells departed on the steamship Asia for Liverpool, arriving on December 12th. The last section of the notebook continues with geologic...
Dates: October 1852 - October 1852
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

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