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Favre, Alphonse, 1815-1890 (Swiss professor of geology, University of Geneva)

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Letters from Favre, Alphonse to Charles Lyell, 15 July 1860-10 November 1873

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/77
Scope and Contents These letters are listed in date order, quoting the number Lyell has assigned to them. Written in French, Lyell summarises the letters in English as: 1) Alph[onse] Favre, Quartz crystal on St Acheul, Hatchets, 1861 2) A. Favre, Escher on Sahara, Civilization of man need not exceed 6000 years, July 7th 1864 [Arnold Escher von der Linth (1807-1872)] 4) A. Favre, Fahn [sic Foehn] Wind & Glaciers, Mar[ch] 9th 1864 1) [Aug] Origin of Lake - basins & of that of...
Dates: 15 July 1860-10 November 1873
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

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