Letters from Duncan, Peter Martin to Charles Lyell, 3 February 1866-19 January 1870
File — Box: Box 1.4
Identifier: Coll-203/1/67
Scope and Contents
Letters are summarised by Lyell as:
1) Dr Duncan on Bolderberg Flabellum [relating to Bolderberg formation in Northern Belgium]
2) Tropical corals, how far corals can indicate climate
3) Corals in Norway sea
4) 60 new Liassic [Early Jurassic] corals, showing imperfection of record
5) Lonsdale notes and Keeling island [Cocos, Australia] specimens
6) Scleractinia of antigua corals and explanation of Duncan's theory
7) reference to his paper on corals
8) Corals dredged up by the 'Porcupine' [referring to HMS Porcupine expedition of Porcupine Bank, West Ireland] and Faroe Islands.
Dates
- Creation: 3 February 1866-19 January 1870
Creator
- Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist) (Person)
- Lonsdale, William , 1794-1871 (Geologist and Paleontologist) (Person)
- Jeffreys, John Gwyn, 1809-1885 (British conchologist and malacologist) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
1 folder (8 letters)
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, 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
