Gemmellaro, Carlo, 1787-1866 (Italian geologist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: November 4, 1787 - October 22, 1866
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Geology of Vesuvius and Etna extracted from the letters of Charles Lyell, September and October 1858
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Identifier: Coll-203/4/26
Scope and Contents
Material relating to the geology of Mount Vesuvius in Southern Italy and Mount Etna in Sicily as extracted from the letters of Sir Charles Lyell, written during a visit to the area in September and October 1858. He discusses several geological formations in the mountains and occasionally gives sketches to illustrate his points. He also mentions: that he has received a list of shells from the Pliocene clay on which Mount Etna is placed which he hopes will provide a precise paleontological...
Dates:
September and October 1858
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Carlo Gemmellaro, 21 May 1858
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Identifier: Coll-203/4/22
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Carlo Gemmellaro replying to earlier letters from Lyell to the Gemmellaro family containing questions relating to the geology of Mount Etna. Gemmellaro diagrees with Lyell that the pressure of subsequent layers of lava depress those beneath, with sketch, and mentions the geographical locations of certain features with respect to the map of Wolfgang Sartorius Von Waltershausen which Gemmellaro feels to be accurate, 21 May 1858.
Dates:
21 May 1858
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Carlo Gemmellaro, 8 April 1858
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Identifier: Coll-203/4/18
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Carlo Gemmellaro regarding his volcanic research on Mount Etna. Gemmellaro mentions his respect for the topographical works of Baron Waltershausen but states that the only fault he saw in Waltershausen during his stay in Sicily was the Baron's disregard for the learned Sicilian people. Discusses the geology of Aci Reale, in particular the strata of lava on which the village rests; Baron Waltershausen thought there were only 2 layers, Gemmellaro believes he...
Dates:
8 April 1858