Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 (clergyman, mountaineer and geologist)
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Thomas George Bonney, 19 December 1873
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/58
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Thomas George Bonney discussing the origin of basins in a glaciated landscape. He refutes the chemical erosion theory and supports the glacier erosion theory. He reports that he has studied the theory of glacial erosion on Alpine scenery in Wales, Scotland, Norway and Switzerland. He asks Geikie if he knows of a rock collector who could get him authenticated specimens of, amongst other locations, Eigg pitchstone. He reports on a field trip to...
Dates:
19 December 1873
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Thomas George Bonney, 27 June 1898
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Identifier: Coll-74 Gen 524/8/59
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Thomas George Bonney apologising that he does not have a book which Geikie is seeking. He goes on to ask permission to use 2 figures from Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain , ( 1897) in a publication.
Dates:
27 June 1898
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Thomas George Bonney, 16 March 1915
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Identifier: Coll-74 Gen 524/8/60
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Thomas George Bonney expressing his commisserations at the death of one of Geikie's daughters.
Dates:
16 March 1915
Letters from Bonney, Thomas George to Charles Lyell, 5 March 1872 - 11 June 1874
File — Box Box 1.1: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/24
Scope and Contents
Summarised by Lyell as:
1) Bonney. Bunsen on Great Geyser 1872
2) Bonney, May 24 1873, Thanks for Antiquity, Ice-erosion glacier lakes etc
3) Bonney, ... students ..., Dec 30 1873
4) Bonney, Jan 30 1874, on Judd on volcanic rocks, Botzen earth pillars
5) Bonney, June 11. 1874, Thanks for Student's Elements.
Dates:
5 March 1872 - 11 June 1874
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Death 1
- Eigg Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Erosion 1
- Glacial Landforms 1
- Glacial Theory 1
- Glaciation 1
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to 1
- Norway 1
- Payment 1
- Professional Interaction 1
- Scotland 1
- Switzerland 1
- Wales 1 + ∧ less
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