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Hamilton, William, 1730-1803 (British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples 1764-1800 | Vulcanologist | Fellow of the Royal Society)

 Person

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 13 December 1730 - 6 April 1803

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Notebook No.18, 31 October 1828 - 15 November 1828

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 1: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/18
Scope and Contents This brown leather notebook covers Lyell's activity from Ishcia to Naples. It contains geological notes on Herculaneum, Pompeii, Versuvius; Notes on William Hamilton on great earthquakes in Calabria in 1782; 'Differences between geologist and ordinary observer'; 'Partial activity in the agents of change'; 'Migration'. The front cover plate reads "No 5 Italy 1828 Ischia to Naples Oct 31st to Nov. 15th." The following table of contents is...
Dates: 31 October 1828 - 15 November 1828
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks