Geology
Found in 153 Collections and/or Records:
Journal of a Tour to Arran in 1799, 1799
Informal writeup of approximately 100 pages of Jameson's trip to Arran in 1799, complete with trip expense accounts.
Journal of a Tour to Orkney in 1799, 1799
Informal writeup of approximately 100 pages of Jameson's trip to Orkney in 1799, with loose plant life, pressed between sheets at the rear.
Journal of My Tour in 1797, 1797
Journal of 116 pages relating to a trip taken by Jameson to Arran in June of 1797. Contains a sketch for a plate in his book, An Outline of the Mineralogy of the Shetland Islands and of the Island of Arran of 1798.
Lecture notes, 1884-1886
The Lecture notes series consists of:
- Notes and printed abstracts.
Lecture notes, late 19th century
The Lecture notes series consists of:
- Notes for lectures on British geology.
Lecture on 'The Materials of the Land', c1879
Lecture on the materials the land is composed of and their origins, including types of rocks and volcanic activity.
Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884
Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.
Lectures and Syllabus, 1882-1897
The lectures and syllabus series consists of:
- examination papers
- lecture notes
- syllabus
Lectures on American geological history, c1879
Notes and text for seven lectures looking at the geological history of the American continent, looking at specific locations therein, based partly on results from American survey work. These locations were related to to other places around the world, particularly in Britain and Europe. A variety of geological formations were looked at, including that of the continent itself, considering the materials which make them up and the geological timeframe.
Lectures on Geology, 1832-1833
Lectures on geology consists of:
- manuscript lecture notes for lectures given at King's College London and the Royal Institution and a printed programme for a series of lectures given at King's College London in 1833 (1832-1833).