Schmerling, Philippe-Charles, 1791-1836 (Dutch prehistorian, geologist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 2 March 1791 - 7 November 1836
Created for
Charles Lyell Project, May 2021
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'
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Dates:
6 January 1857 - 7 March 1869
Notebook No.245, 6 November 1860 - March 1861
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/245
Scope and Contents
Teal coloured leather Notebook, the index appears at the back of the book. On this occasion, Lyell creates the index chronologically, with the dates noted first, then page numbers and subjects. The notebook starts with Lyell in London. He creates a table for calculating the rate of rising of land. He is preparing to travel to Paris – listing maps and books to take, Notebooks which document earlier visits to Amiens, Abbeville, articles to read etc. Page 44 notes the weights of both Charles...
Dates:
6 November 1860 - March 1861