Playfair, Sir Lyon, 1818-1898 (1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews)
Dates
- Existence: 1818 - 1898
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Chemistry Class Registration Book (Sir Lyon Playfair and Alexander Crum Brown), 1858-1873
List of students attending chemistry classes of Sir Lyon Playfair, then Alexander Crum Brown, including marks for 'knowledge'. Students include Sophia Jex Blake and James Geikie.
Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art Syllabus of Lectures, 1867-1868
Syllabus for a series of lectures given by 5 scientists at the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art during 1867-1868. They were: Sir Lyon Playfair (Chemistry), George James Allman (Natural History), Sir Archibald Geikie (Geology), Edward Sang (Natural Philosophy), and John Hutton Balfour (Botany).
Examination Book (Sir Lyon Playfair and Alexander Crum Brown), 1866-1873
Register of students attending chemistry classes of Sir Lyon Playfair, then Alexander Crum Brown, including examination results and awards obtained. Students include Sophia Jex Blake and Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour.
Letter: 1861 Oct. 30, Edinburgh, to David Laing / Lyon Playfair., 1861
After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.
Letter: 1867 June 8, 14 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, to David Laing / Lyon Playfair., 1867
After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay, 27 May 1861
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay with editorial comments about the inclusion of sensitive material concerning the School of Mines, the Museum of Economic Geology and the Geological Survey of Great Britain in his 'Memoirs of Edward Forbes'.
Minutes of the Science Degrees Committee and Faculty of Science, 1865-1972
Playfair, Lyon, 1st Baron Playfair, 17 February 1889
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