Letters from Coutts, B, to Charles Lyell, 21 March 1861 - 15 April 1864
File — Box: Box 1.2
Identifier: Coll-203/1/51
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 'Scholarship and letter to Falconer' regarding the neglect of the physical sciences by the university and his hopes for the future of instruction in this subject, 21 March 1861;
Summarised as 'Enclosing Wallace's letter [not enclosed]and Sir J Brooks' remarks on Bones Cave', letter refers to Wallace's paper on Borneo caves, 15 April 1864.
Dates
- Creation: 21 March 1861 - 15 April 1864
Creator
- Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina, 1814-1906 (British philanthropist) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 folder
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, Person)
Creator
- Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina, 1814-1906 (British philanthropist) (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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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