Box Box 1.10

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Includes Lithograph of Helminthodes antiquus and paper in the American Journal of Science.

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Includes figure sketch written in French. Summarised as' Levelling - Valley of Somme.

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Summarised as 'on Hatfield Chase'. Watermark reads 1827.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series of correspondence is arranged alphabetically, A-Z, including one ‘Miscellaneous’ section within the 'M' series. Each correspondent has been assigned a file number – there may be several folders within that file, evidencing the longevity and depth of the relationship between Lyell and the correspondent - for example his brother in law Charles Bunbury. Lyell himself, Mary or Arabella Buckley have mostly recorded a summary of the contents of the correspondence, either on the...

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Madame Meulien. Concerning the French translation of Principles.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series of correspondence is arranged alphabetically, A-Z, including one ‘Miscellaneous’ section within the 'M' series. Each correspondent has been assigned a file number – there may be several folders within that file, evidencing the longevity and depth of the relationship between Lyell and the correspondent - for example his brother in law Charles Bunbury. Lyell himself, Mary or Arabella Buckley have mostly recorded a summary of the contents of the correspondence, either on the...

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Summarised as 'Drift of Ohio proving an ancient Lake [Carriers?]'. Miller writes from Hanover Columbiana County, State of Ohio, where he has been 43 years, having settled there with his father. He states he has learned Geology not from school, nor library, but 'in the field of observation'.

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Summarised as 'Professor Moll on changes in mouths of Rhine for 5th Edition [Principles'. Also called "Gerrit Moll".

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Sketch of flint implement from Bath cut from letter from 27th May. Loose paper clipping. One pencil sketch showing discovery of Troglodyte on back of newspaper article clipping. Correspondence concludes with a letter from Daniel Moore, to Mary Lyell praising Lyell's answer to Falconer's 'unkindly and uncandid' letter.

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...