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Croll, James, 1821-1890 (physical geologist and Keeper of Maps and Correspondence, Geological Survey of Scotland)

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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll, 17 April 1866

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Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 611-612
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll concerning the quantity of heat received from the sun between two equinoxes, the effect of Perihelion and Aphelion on the length and strength of summers and winters and the effect of the formation of ice and snow on the levels of heat given off from the earth, 17 April 1866.
Dates: 17 April 1866