Croll, James, 1821-1890 (physical geologist and Keeper of Maps and Correspondence, Geological Survey of Scotland)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll, 8 April 1865
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 584
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll discussing the calculations and speculation concerning the temperature of space which ranges from -315 degrees farenheit to -224 degrees farenheit, 8 April 1865.
Dates:
8 April 1865
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll, 24 April 1866
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 613-614
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll concerning the temperature of space in relation to the position of the earth and the sun and discussing different methods of calculating the rate at which the temperature decreases and increases depending on the amount of heat that is received from the sun, 24 April 1866.
Dates:
24 April 1866