Notes on the New Zealand earthquake of 1855, c1855
Series — Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.22 (Formerly Gen 119)
Identifier: Coll-203/6 (Lyell 6)
Scope and Contents
Notes on the New Zealand Earthquake of 1855 consists of:
- notes made by Lyell on the New Zealand earthquake of 1855 and a photocopied extract from Lyell's publication Principles of geology, or, The modern changes of the earth and its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology, ( 1867-1868) which relates to these notes (c1855)
Dates
- Creation: c1855
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
The earthquake which occurred in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand in 1855 was the biggest earthquake New Zealand has ever suffered. 5000 km2 was shifted vertically, the maximum horizontal shift was 12 metres and the maximum uplift was 6 metres. These notes enabled Lyell to include an account of the earthquake in the 10th edition of Principles of geology, or, The modern changes of the earth and its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology, ( 1867-1868) .
Extent
1 folder
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Repository Details
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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