Moore, John Carrick, 1805–1898 (Geologist and Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Wigtown)

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Undated note 'I have now given you enough queries for one spell'. Lyell asks Moore to return the notes, and queries, along with his answers.

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Sixteen copy letters and extracts of letters from Lyell to Moore and Croll. Four are summarised as August 1866 'On Climate', 'What small quantity of snow falls at North Pole - attraction of antipodal ice cap', 'On Croll's speculation as to thickness of ice at South pole', and 2 March 1866 'Heath suggestion of glacial [?] and his astronomical paper', and on 7 March 1866 'How does Adhémar melt the ice at one pole?'.

Scope and Contents Large amount of letters, comprising 12 folders, from James Croll on Climate, Obliquity, Excentricity and Ocean Tides. Mentions R. Mallet on earthquakes. One folder has been summarised: 1) Graptolite in Galloway 2) Dowalton Loch, Wigtownshire 3) Notes on Croll's 2nd paper 4) Corrections of Lyell's notes for ms on climate 5) Croll's paper/ defectiveness of glacial records 6) Croll's paper 7) Against astronomical effects 8) Queries on Croll's...

Scope and Contents Some of the items within this series were filed within a false series, created at Kinnordy by the Lyell family, or a previous researcher and labelled - 'Autobiographical - file of papers of biographical interest'. Letters from this series were incorporated into the correspondence series as appropriate. Personal papers in the correspondence have been added to this series. Includes correspondence relating to Lyell's marriage, educational honours awarded, knighthood, letters on condolence on...