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Answers to queries, late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-74/5/5

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Answers to queries made by Sir Archibald Geikie on the form of clouds, dust wirlwinds, heights of British lakes, Petermann's drawings of vertical distribution of plants and the sea bed between Britain and Norway.

Dates: late 19th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art Syllabus of Lectures, 1867-1868

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Identifier: Coll-74/8/1

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Syllabus for a series of lectures given by 5 scientists at the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art during 1867-1868. They were: Sir Lyon Playfair (Chemistry), George James Allman (Natural History), Sir Archibald Geikie (Geology), Edward Sang (Natural Philosophy), and John Hutton Balfour (Botany).

Dates: 1867-1868

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lecture on the 'Volcanic History of Britain', 1886

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Identifier: Coll-74/7/2

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Notes for 4 lectures on the 'Volcanic History of Britain', given to the Royal Institution in 1886. Sir Archibald Geikie looked at the emergence of types of geological formations against a geological timeframe and how they have been affected by various processes, especially the action of volcanoes and materials produced by them, within the natural world. He used examples from numerous locations from different parts of the British Isles.

Dates: 1886

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Notes for lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-74/9/1

Scope and Contents Notes for 6 lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', encompasing a wide variety of related subjects. Sir Archibald Geike looked at various geological periods and how both the areas occupied by land and water changed over time. He looked at the creation of many geological formations, at the materials they were composed of and the processes involved, including the infleunce of different elements within the natural world. He used as examples numerous locations, mostly within the British Isles but...

Dates: late 19th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Notes on Examinations for the Falconer Fellowship, late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-74/5/3

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Notes about the two day oral and written examination in Geology and Paleontology for the Falconer Fellowship which was awarded to RA Lundie. Under the Deed of Foundation aspects of Zoology and Botany were also touched upon.

Dates: late 19th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Proof copy of article on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History', 1881

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Identifier: Coll-74/8/4

Scope and Contents First proof copy of an article by Sir Archibald Geikie on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History' from printers Clay, Sons and Taylor, for Macmillan the publisher in 1881. This looked at ancient peoples and legendary figures, puting them in the context of the evolution of the natural world. Including elements such as the impact of the devlopment of commerce and the move from an agricultural to an urban industrial society, Sir Archibald Geikie mapped them...

Dates: 1881

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Answers to queries, late 19th century

Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art Syllabus of Lectures, 1867-1868

Lecture on the 'Volcanic History of Britain', 1886

Notes for lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', late 19th century

Notes on Examinations for the Falconer Fellowship, late 19th century

Proof copy of article on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History', 1881

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