Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873 (geologist and professor of geology, University of Cambridge)
Dates
- Existence: 22 March 1785 - 27 January 1873
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Addresses and Speeches, c. 1850s - 1870s
Correpondence relating to Sir Roderick Impey Murchison's dispute with Adam Sedgwick about Silurian classification, c1852
The correpondence relating to Sir Roderick Impey Murchison's dispute with Adam Sedgwick about Silurian classification consists of:
- correspondence
- notes and related papers
Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves, 1852-1899
The Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves sub-series consists of:
- 54 letters, alphabetically arranged (1852-1899)
Correspondence: John Phillips to Frederick William Rudler, 1845-1901
The Correspondence: John Phillips to Frederick William Rudler sub-series consists of:
- 40 letters, alphabetically arranged (1845-1901)
Correspondence of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1827-1871
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Henry William Bristow, 18 May 1875
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Henry William Bristow thanking him for his gift of a copy of his work Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison, Bart. : based on his journals and letters with notices of his scientific contemporaries and a sketch of the rise and growth of Palaeozoic geology in Britain, ( 1875) . He hopes that the publication will not reopen the historical controversy between Sir Roderick Impey Murchison and Adam Sedgwick.
Minute Book No IV, 17 October 1850 - 04 June 1857
Notebook No.58, 2 July 1835- August 1835
Notebook No.62, 3 February 1836-12 August 1836
Notebook No.63, August 1836- April 1837
This black leather notebook contains Lyell's notes on current scholarship from other well-known natural history colleagues, including Darwin, Deshayes, Blackadder, Owen, and more. Notes are made in pencil and ink with some sketches. The index is pasted to the back cover, and the front cover is blank.