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Smyth, Warington Wilkinson, 1817 – 1890 (British geologist)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Smyth, Prof. Warrington, to Charles Lyell, 12 April 1859

 File — Box Box 3.3: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/88
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series of correspondence is arranged alphabetically, A-Z. Each correspondent has been assigned a file number – there may be several folders within that file, evidencing the longevity and depth of the relationship between Lyell and the correspondent. Lyell himself, Mary or Arabella Buckley have mostly recorded a summary of the contents of the correspondence, either on the letter itself, or, on the associated envelope. These summaries have been used as the basis of the catalogue...
Dates: 12 April 1859

Letter to Smyth, Professor Warrington, from Charles Lyell , 17 June 1858

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Identifier: Coll-203/B3/14
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Lyell asks Smyth to look at three specimens of lava, which he has just referred to in a lecture at the RS. He then showed them to Tennant, and Lyell summarises his opinion. Lyell instructs Smyth to leave the specimens with the porter at Jermyn Street Museum, where he will collect them. He wants to allude to these opinions at the next meeting of the GS 'when Abich's letter is read'.

Dates: 17 June 1858