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Phillips, John, 1800-1874 (Geologist )

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Letters from Lyell, Charles to Phillips, John, 29 March 1864

 File — Box Box 1.14: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1); Series Coll-203/1B
Identifier: Coll-203/1B/24
Scope and Contents

Copy letter summarised as 'Claims of Falconer & Prestwich to priority as to Post Glacial origin of Extinct Mammalia'.

Dates: 29 March 1864
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence from Charles Lyell to A-Z recipients

Letters from Phillips, John to Charles Lyell, 1836 - 25 January 1864

 File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/207
Scope and Contents Letters are summarised by Lyell, noting original numbering given in brackets () and with some additional commentary provided where possible, linking Lyell's letters to Philips, now held at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. J. Phillips on fossil shells. 1836. Part for C. Stokes. (2). Reply to a letter from Lyell to Phillips (Oxford University Museum of Natural History, John Phillips...
Dates: 1836 - 25 January 1864
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Letters from Strachey, Richard to Charles Lyell, 1852-June 1853

 File — Box Box 1.12: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/257
Scope and Contents Letters include references to Phillips work, and one signed Joseph Hooker. There are multiple notes of calculations, a revision for revision for 9th Edition Principles, and sheets of Lyell's own notes. The folder is foliated, however, the original order is not clear. There are summaries on the reverse of letters and envelopes. Topics include: Indian meteorology, River Ganges mud sediment, Indian Earthquake - many Indian place and religious topics are discussed; Holderness, Icelandic lava,...
Dates: 1852-June 1853
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Notebook No.115, January 1844 - May 1844

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/115
Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from January to May 1844 while in London. Notes are in pencil and ink. The notebook index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 112-115. From pp.20-22, 32 - with Darwin Transcription note: The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform...
Dates: January 1844 - May 1844
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

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