Geikie, James, 1839-1915 (professor of geology, University of Edinburgh)
Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:
Hebrides or Western Isles, c1877
To an 1872 reprint of the map created from a survey of 1865, minor annotations have been added.
Hydrographic Maps, c1877
Hydrographic maps, created by the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty, annotated and hand-coloured by James Geikie when he was involved in surveying the north and north-west of Scotland and the Western Isles..
Invitation to James Geikie from the Royal Society, 1911
Inivitation to James Geikie to attend the 250th anniversary celebrations of the receipt by the society of its royal charter in July 1662.
Joint Advisory Committee on Engineering curriculum with Heriot-Watt College Minute Book, 1901-1913
Includes letters and reports looking at the division of engineering teaching between the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt College. Those present at meetings included Arthur Pillans Laurie, Alexander Crum Brown, James Gordon MacGregor, and James Geikie.
Lectures and Syllabus, 1882-1897
The lectures and syllabus series consists of:
- examination papers
- lecture notes
- syllabus
Lectures in Mineralogy, c1895
Lectures given by James Geikie on mineralogy, covering areas including the form of minerals (crystals), their characteristics depending on light (colour, pleochromism, play of colours, iridescence, lustre, transparency, refraction, phosphorescence), characters depending on state of aggregation (hardness, tenacity, fracture), other characteristics (taste, odour, feel, electricity, magnetism, specific gravity) and their origins (solution, fusion, sublimation).
Letter from Daniel Cunningham to James Geikie, describing a trip to Egypt, 1909
Letter from Daniel Cunningham to James Geikie, decribing a trip to Egypt (taken in the hope it would restore his health) and enclosing 4 photographs of himself at the pyramids.
Letter to James Geikie from the University of St Andrews, 1911
Letter to James Geikie from the University of St Andrews, with commemorative invitation in Latin, inviting Geikie and his wife to attend the 500th anniversary celebration of the university.
Lochs Eport and Maddy, c1877
To an 1865 reprint of the map created from a survey of 1859, covering parts of North Uist, minor annotations have been added.
Lock of hair, late 19th century
A lock of blond hair, possibly from one of James Geikie's children.