Box Box 1.12

Scope and Contents Letters include references to Phillips work, and one signed Joseph Hooker. There are multiple notes of calculations, a revision for revision for 9th Edition Principles, and sheets of Lyell's own notes. The folder is foliated, however, the original order is not clear. There are summaries on the reverse of letters and envelopes. Topics include: Indian meteorology, River Ganges mud sediment, Indian Earthquake - many Indian place and religious topics are discussed; Holderness, Icelandic lava,...

Scope and Contents Lyell summarises as: 1) 'Mr Strickland May 4 1839. On Newer Plio. shells of Cropthorne & shells in gravel near Worcester. Oliva & Bulla ampulla, Moel Tryfane - shells'. Strickland sends specimens of shells to Lyell and describes the ones he does not have duplicates for, explaining he will bring them to London soon. 2) 'Strickland on superficial subsidence of gravel over Lias. 1839'. Strickland declines an offer from Lyell to recommend him as the next Chair of Geology in...

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Summarised as 1) Mr Ruffin 25. Dec 1845 on V[irgini]a Tertiaries; 2) Mr Ruffin, V[irgini]a with Miocene shells & Weston letter enclosed Sept. 1849I. Interesting use of news article as envelope, sketch included. Pro-slavery work. Virginia planter.

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Selection of fossil invertebrate and plant sketches throughout including loose figured sketches kept with corresponding envelope.

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Summarised as: Lake Maggiore, land hemisphere, Earth areas and proportions, water, sea levels, and land

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Summarised as 1) Mauna Loa, Kilauea; 2) [Juye?] of summit, Craters of Mauna Loa; 3) W. India [?] , Mammalia in [?] . Includes two sketches (one watercolour) of Mount Kilauea volcano.

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Includes sketch of the base of the Temple of Serapis.

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On Falconer and Prestwich attack on Lyell in 1863, and regarding the Abbeville findings. Scrope congratulates Lyell on a strong defence to their accusations.

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Geology of Turin. Includes sketch of Turin.

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Summarised as 'on floating W. India beans by the Gulf Stream to the Cornish Coast, Have human remains been found under stalagmite of caves' and 'Pentateuch on Flint [Raises? Letter notes flint chips].