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Letters from Smyth, Charles Piazzi to Charles Lyell, 8 November 1858 - 18 May 1859

 File — Box: Box 1.12
Identifier: Coll-203/1/246

Scope and Contents

Lyell summarises the letters as:
1) 'C. Piazzi Smyth Alta Vista lava Nov. 9 1858'. This includes detail by Smyth and measurements of the lava.
2) 'Piazzi Smyth Nov 13 1858 Alta Vista Lava sections hand drawn'. This includes a small drawing within the letter of Smyth's observations on the lava.
3) 'Piazzi Smyth Etna paper, May 9 1959'.
4) 'Piazzi Smyth fossil shells on slopes of Tenerife, May 15 1859'.
5) 'Piazzi Smyth Sa[nta] Cruz on slope of crater'. In this letter Lyell and Smyth disagree on the presence of fossils on the slopes of a crater and their origins.

Dates

  • Creation: 8 November 1858 - 18 May 1859

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Full Extent

1 folder (5 letters, 5 envelopes)

Processing Information

Listed by Bethany Lawson, and catalogued by Pamela McIntyre, Strategic Projects Archivist, November 2024.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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