Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll, 1 March 1865
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 580-581
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll regarding the velocity of light and the effects that has on the temperature of the earth during the glacial period. He mentions the theories of Foucault, Le Verrier and Legrange, 1 March 1865.
Dates
- 1 March 1865
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 letter
- Croll, James, 1821-1890 (physical geologist and Keeper of Maps and Correspondence, Geological Survey of Scotland)
- Earth
- Foucault, Jean Bernard Leon, 1819-1868 (French mathematician)
- Glacial Epoch
- Herschel, Sir William, 1738-1822 (astronomer)
- Legrange, Joseph-Louis, 1736-1813 (Italian mathematician)
- Temperature
- Velocity of Light
- Verrier, Ubain Jean Joseph, 1811-1877 (French astronomer)
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
is-crc@ed.ac.uk