Spratt, Thomas Abel Brimage, 1811-1888 (English vice-admiral, hydrographer, and geologist)

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Copy letters, first written by Arabella Buckley, summarised as 'Saltness of Mediterranean', and second by Mary summarised as 'On connection of depth of sea and endemic Landshells in islands'.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series of correspondence is arranged alphabetically, A-Z, including one ‘Miscellaneous’ section within the 'M' series. 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 - for example his brother in law Charles Bunbury. Lyell himself, Mary or Arabella Buckley have mostly recorded a summary of the contents of the correspondence, either on the...