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Falconer, Hugh, 1808-1865 (palaeontologist and botanist)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters from Lartet, Édouard to Charles Lyell, 6 January 1857 - 7 March 1869

 File — Box Box 1.8: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/159
Scope and Contents Some original ordering is evident and is noted. Lyell summarises the letters as: 1. 'Lartet, Lower Miocene and Upper Eocene, Jan 6, 1857' 2. 'Lartet, queries on Pliocene & part-pliocene mammalia' 3. 'Lartet (3) Rhinoceros leptorhinus rec[ieved]. 16 March 1858' 4. '(1) Lartet - E primigenius found at Rome by Ponzi. E. priscus & E. africanus - nomenclature 1853' 5. '(4) Lartet Sept 6 1859 (Seissan) Elephant africanus foss[il] Rhinoceros of Aymard' 6....
Dates: 6 January 1857 - 7 March 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Notebook No.260, 27 September 1871 - 7 May 1872

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/260
Scope and Contents Red leather Notebook starts at Penrith, as Lyell then travels south, via Appleby, Lancaster to Lichfield, to London then Folkestone and into France. He travels with Mary, Hughes, Beovill, and meets with many experts along the way. Most of the notebook is written by Buckley, who orders the narrative by date using the Itinerary – with sections added by Lyell in poor writing, and others – perhaps Mary, as well as local people noting down journey times. Whilst travelling in France, Lyell makes...
Dates: 27 September 1871 - 7 May 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

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