Torell, Otto Martin, 1828 – 1900 (Swedish Naturalist and Geologist)
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Hoff, Karl von to Charles Lyell, 15 January 1868
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/132
Scope and Contents
Letter summarised as from Torell, via Denmark 'levels of Baltic, tables calculated by Homstrond'. Holmstrond introduces the tables as'Notes on the rise of land in Sweden' and 'summary of the measures of watermarks'. Tables include data dated 1774 - 1867. Final letter details the return of these letters to Lyell from Dunbar James Douglas, who has read them with interest
Dates:
15 January 1868
Letters from Torell, Otto Martin to Charles Lyell, 17 March 1863 - 22 April 1870
File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/266
Scope and Contents
Glacial formation of scandinavia and fossil mollusca paper included.
Dates:
17 March 1863 - 22 April 1870
Notebook No.249, 30 July 1863- April 1864
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/249
Scope and Contents
Red leather bound notebook, dated July 30 1863 to April 1864 covering Lyell's research in Wales, including mountains - Moel Tryfan, Snowdon - quarries caves and beaches. Lists significant corrections necessary for 'Antiquity of Man'. Lyell's own index Index
July 30 1863 to April 1864
p. 1 Llanberis. Lakes of
- [Llanberis] Perched block
- Tarn near in [perched block]
p. 3 Absence of shells...
Dates:
30 July 1863- April 1864
Notebook No.254, August 1868-1 March 1869
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/254
Scope and Contents
This dark red Notebook starts in London with Mary and Leonard Lyell, and documents travels in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with an index created by Arabella Buckley. Lyell studies submerged forests, beaches, caves and iron works making notes and sketches, and referencing experts as well as local guides. Several meetings 'with Darwin'. Final pages relate to Grindle Pit, Bury St Edmunds, with sections written by Buckley that appear to be dictated by Lyell. ...
Dates:
August 1868-1 March 1869
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- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to 2
- Aurignacian culture 1
- Bangor (Wales) 1
- Barry Island (Barry, Wales) 1
- Bones 1
- Caves 1
- Drift 1
- Elephant bones 1
- England -- Suffolk 1
- Fossil shells 1
- Geology, Stratigraphic Cambrian 1
- Glacial Epoch 1
- Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales 1
- Hippopotamus (Genus), Fossil 1
- Iron-works 1
- Llandudno (Wales) 1
- Mastodon 1
- Menai Straits Bridge (Wales) 1
- Moel Tryfan 1
- New Zealand 1
- Paleolithic period 1
- Pembrokeshire (Wales) 1
- Puy-de-Dôme (France : Department) 1
- Raised Beaches 1
- Severn River (Wales and England) 1
- Snowdon (Wales) 1
- Trees 1
- Wales -- Gwynedd -- Caernarfon 1 + ∧ less
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