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5 Lectures on geology, c1879

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Identifier: Coll-74/6/18
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Notes and text for five lectures on geology. Sir Archibald Geikie placed civilisation, religion and mythology in the context of geological development, looking at geolgical formations and the processes and materials involved in their creation.

Dates: c1879

7 page typescript plus references, etc., 1960

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Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.29
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The material consists of 7 page typescript plus references, etc. for lecture 'The specificity of enzyme induction' by Martin Rivers Pollock, presented at the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh symposium, May 1960.

Dates: 1960

16 page typescript with manuscript additions and corrections (in French), 1960

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Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.33
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The material consists of 16 page typescript with manuscript additions and corrections of French language version of lecture 'The secretion of enzymes by bacteria', by Martin Rivers Pollock presented for the 2nd Louis Rapkine Lecture at University of Paris, 1960.

Dates: 1960

16 page typescript with manuscript annotations and underlining, 1977

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Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.100
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The material consists of 16 page typescript with manuscript annotations and underlining for lecture 'The role of chance in biology: irritating irrelevancy or disturbing challenge?', by Martin Rivers Pollock, 1977.

Dates: 1977

18 page typescript plus references, 1977

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Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.101
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The material consists of 18 page typescript plus references for lecture 'The role of chance in biology: irritating irrelevancy or disturbing challenge?' by Martin Rivers Pollock, 1977.

Dates: 1977

18 page typescript with manuscript additions and corrections (in English), 1960

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Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.32
Scope and Content

The material consists of 18 page typescript with manuscript additions and corrections of English language version of lecture 'The secretion of enzymes by bacteria', by Martin Rivers Pollock presented for the 2nd Louis Rapkine Lecture at University of Paris, 1960.

Dates: 1960

21 page typescript plus legends for figures, 1974

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Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.89
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The material consists of a 21 page typescript notes plus legends for figures for lecture 'Biological variation - genes and molecules' by Martin Rivers Pollock, given at the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Stirling University, 4 September 1974.

Dates: 1974

28 page typescript plus 3 page references and notes, c. 1973-1975

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Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.91
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The material consists of 28 page typescript plus 3 page references and notes for lecture 'From pangens to polynucleotides: the evolution of ideas on the mechanism of biological replication' by Martin Rivers Pollock, given as the Huxley Lecture, University of Birmingham, 6 March 1975.

Dates: c. 1973-1975

46 page typescript with manuscript corrections, plus references, 1975

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Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.96
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The material consists of 46 page typescript with manuscript corrections, plus references for lecture 'Freedom in Science' by Martin Rivers Pollock, given at J.D. Bernal Peace Library, University College London, 25 November 1975.

Dates: 1975

202 Group: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1944-1945

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Identifier: PJM/SATO/B/13
Scope and Contents Set of files relating to the Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) 202 Group based at Gauhati in India: "Exhibitions 202 Group" - papers relating to the SATO "Exhibition of Japanese Weapons and Equipment" including paperwork concerning the loan of exhibits, lists of the final exhibits and attendees. Also organisational paperwork and a catalogue for the 202 SATO Group Art Exhibition. 202 Group...
Dates: 1944-1945

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British Association for the Advancement of Science (1831-:) 2
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Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art (1864-1904) 2
Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) 2
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British Cattle Breeders Club (1946-:) 1
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Burdon-Sanderson, Sir John Scott, 1825-1905 (regius professor of medicine, University of Oxford) 1
Burleigh, John Henderson Seaforth, 1894-1985 (church historian) 1
Butcher, Samuel Henry, 1850-1910 (classicist, politician and professor of greek, University of Edinburgh) 1
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Canterbury Museum, Christchurch (1867-:) 1
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Challenger Expedition (1872 -1876) 1
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Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist) 1
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