Letters from Moore, John Carrick to Charles Lyell, 4 January 1839 - 1874
File — Box: Box 1.10
Identifier: Coll-203/1/193
Scope and Contents
Large amount of letters, comprising 12 folders, from James Croll on Climate, Obliquity, Excentricity and Ocean Tides. Mentions R. Mallet on earthquakes. One folder has been summarised:
1) Graptolite in Galloway
2) Dowalton Loch, Wigtownshire
3) Notes on Croll's 2nd paper
4) Corrections of Lyell's notes for ms on climate
5) Croll's paper/ defectiveness of glacial records
6) Croll's paper
7) Against astronomical effects
8) Queries on Croll's paper
9) General notes on astronomical effects
10) Obliquity of Ecliptic, variation of
11) Ramsay's glacial theory opinions of Sir H James
12) His letter and conclusions
Dates
- Creation: 4 January 1839 - 1874
Creator
- Moore, John Carrick, 1805–1898 (Geologist and Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Wigtown) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
12 folders
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:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk