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Binney, Edward William, 1812­-1881 (geologist and founder Manchester Geological Society)

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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Binney, Edward and Mrs Binney to Charles Lyell, 26 April 1850

 File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/13
Scope and Contents

Discussion of coal seams and various papers on the subject

Dates: 26 April 1850

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward William Binney, 14 April 1879

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/51
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward William Binney telling Geikie that the forthcoming geological map and cross section of the Edinburgh and Linlithgow coal field will be a useful addition to the geological literature.

Dates: 14 April 1879

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward William Binney, 17 March 1865

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/52
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward William Binney reporting on permian rocks which he has seen. He says that there are displays of plutonic action. He says that the green earths and red oxides observed are the result of volcanic action in water. He continues with some detailed observations of rock formations found in Ayrshire and a report of fossil trees found at Laggan Bay on the Isle of Arran.

Dates: 17 March 1865

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward William Binney, 20 March 1865

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/53
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward William Binney agreeing with Geikie that hematite is of volcanic origin. He debates the date of the start of the upper carboniferous period and the end of the permian period and gives some evidence for his thoughts on this.

Dates: 20 March 1865

Letters from Binney, Edward William to Charles Lyell, 24 September 1850- 28 May 1870

 File — Box Box 1.1: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/21
Scope and Contents Summarised by Lyell as: 1) Binney on Calamites'- mentions Binney's discussion of "Calamites", the letter also contains a small note that has illustration of "woody cylinder of a calamite" 2) EW Binney Autholites [sic] 3) Drift with marine shells 4) Moel Tryfan in Blackpool till 5) With papers on Peat Mosses [Sphagnum] 6) On peat of Trent & Ouse of Post- Roman date- also submerged in floating bogs 7) Blackpool Beds. Folio 341...
Dates: 24 September 1850- 28 May 1870

Notebook No.111, July 1843-11 August 1843

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/111
Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from his travels through France (started in previous notebook, Number 110), London, and Bristol (continued in following notebook Number 112). It is dated July to Aug 11th 1843. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily field notes. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116. Transcription note: The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own...
Dates: July 1843-11 August 1843

Notebook No.259, 4 July 1871-21 September 1871

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/259
Scope and Contents Red leather notebook, with index at the back. Page 1 starts with a list of Books taken on Summer Tour, including ‘Prehistoric Archaeology’ 1858, ‘Fuel of the Sun’, ‘Astronomy without Mathematics’, Black’s ‘Atlas’ and Notebooks 256, 211, 210 and 117. Lyell’s group left London on the 4th July, for Derby, then tours the Lake District Lyell's own index Notebook is written by Lyell – scrappy writing and corrections at times – as well as Arabella...
Dates: 4 July 1871-21 September 1871

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Geology, Stratigraphic Permian 2
Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to 2
Volcanic Activity 2
Arran Buteshire Scotland 1
Arthur, King (Legendary Character) 1