Lectures on American geological history, c1879
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/6/4
Scope and Contents
Notes and text for seven lectures looking at the geological history of the American continent, looking at specific locations therein, based partly on results from American survey work. These locations were related to to other places around the world, particularly in Britain and Europe. A variety of geological formations were looked at, including that of the continent itself, considering the materials which make them up and the geological timeframe.
Dates
- Creation: c1879
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 bundle
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 bundle
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 29 October 2001
- Alps
- Appalachian Mountains
- Asia
- Atlantic Ocean
- Basalt
- Belgium
- British Columbia (Canada)
- Chicago (Illinois, United States)
- Colorado (United States)
- Continents
- Cumberland (England)
- Earth Sculpture
- England
- Erosion
- Etna, Mount (Italy)
- Europe
- Formations (Geology)
- France
- Geography
- Geological Surveys
- Geological Time
- Geology
- Geology
- Granite
- Great Lakes
- Greenland
- History
- Hydrogeology
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America
- Ireland
- Lectures and Lecturing
- Limestone
- Minerals
- Mining
- Mountains
- New England (United States)
- North America
- Nova Scotia (Canada)
- Ocean bottom
- Oceans
- Ochil Hills (Scotland)
- Old Red Sandstone
- Pacific Ocean
- Pentland Hills (Scotland)
- Physical Geography
- Poland
- Prairies
- Railways
- Rhine River
- Rock Types
- Rocky Mountains
- Sandstone
- Scandinavia
- Scotland
- Spain
- Subsidences (Earth Movements)
- Virginia (United States)
- Volcanoes
- Wales
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk