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Geology

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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Gaetano Gemmellaro, 12 February 1858

 Item
Identifier: Coll-203/4/15
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Gaetano Gemmellaro concerning the geology of Sicily and Mount Etna, 12 February 1858.

Dates: 12 February 1858
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of Mount Etna

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Gaetano Gemmellaro, 6 January 1858

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Identifier: Coll-203/4/12
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Gaetano Gemmellaro concerning the geology of Mount Etna and Sicily. 6 January 1858.

Dates: 6 January 1858
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of Mount Etna

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Gaetano Gemmellaro, 18 October 1858

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Identifier: Coll-203/4/27
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Gaetano Gemmellaro regarding the geology of Mount Etna and surrounding area, 18 October 1858.

Dates: 18 October 1858
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of Mount Etna

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiotte, 4 July 1854

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 198-199
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiote stating that he has just received a copy of Lyell's works on Geology - title not stated - and he complements Lyell on the work. He describes new shells that he has found at Las Palmas, 4 July 1854.

Dates: 4 July 1854
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiotte, 11 December 1855

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 203-204
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Pedro Maffiotte thanking him for sending his 'Manual of Elementary Geology' which were passed on by Mr Castillo, the son of the Vicomte de Vega Grande. He was captivated by Lyell's "Elements of Geology" which had been translated by his compatriot, Esquerra [Ezquerra]. He explains that his father is sending on a small box of shells, and others that he had obtained from "Hornos Del Rey" in the Canary Islands are being sent on separately, 11 December 1855.

Dates: 11 December 1855
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from W.L. Carnegie, 1841

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Identifier: Coll-203/3/22
Scope and Contents Letter with envelope to Sir Charles Lyell from W. L. Carnegie asking for information and advice on geological matters. He requests that Lyell might tell him where to find publications of Lyell's work and which publication about Trap he should buy. He discusses his work at quarries near Newcastle and relates a story (with diagram) about contractors there. He also mentions that he has discovered a quarry with superior material and expects to be able to supply Arbroath with cheap, high quality...
Dates: 1841
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and correspondence on the geology of Forfarshire

Letterbook of Hugh Miller (1802-1856), geologist and editor of ‘The Witness’

 Fonds
Identifier: MS MIL1
Scope and Contents MS MIL 1.1Volume containing handwritten holograph copies of 232 letters between Hugh Miller and a number of correspondents from 1825 to 1839. Correspondents include William Ross, John Swanson, George Anderson, Robert Carruthers, Mrs. Dunbar of Boath, the Duke of Wellington, Thomas Dick Lauder, the Very Reverend Principal Baird, and others. There are also a number of poems and a few drawings throughout. Two letters in an envelope to Dr. Mitchell Hunter from Henry...
Dates: 1825-1839; 1995
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Letters from Charles Kingsley to Archibald Geikie about the effects of ice

 Fonds — Box CLX-A-837
Identifier: Coll-1164
Scope and Contents

Letter from Kingsley to Archibald Geikie: Eversley 30 November 1868: giving a detailed account of his observations of the effect of ice on the geology of Deeside, Scotland.

Dates: 30 November 1868
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Manuscript Papers relating to Published Works, c1840 - c1855

 Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 3.14: Series Coll-203/B18; Series Coll-203/B17
Identifier: Coll-203/B18
Scope and Contents Contains extensive autograph manuscript drafts of texts, with cancellations, revisions and additions, and loose illustrative plates and maps. See also Coll-203/12 for similar material. 'On the Geology of some parts of Madeira' by Sir Charles Lyell. Notes on text about Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Contains part index to Notebook 195, reference Coll-203/A1/195. See also Coll-203/2 from which this item may...
Dates: c1840 - c1855
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Manuscripts on the New Zealand earthquake of 1855, 1855-1868

 Series — Box Lyell Box 1.17 (Formerly Gen 116): Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1); Series Coll-203/4 (Lyell 4); Series Coll-203/5 (Lyell 5); Series Coll-203/6 (Lyell 6)
Identifier: Coll-203/6 (Lyell 6)
Scope and Contents Manuscript notes on the New Zealand Earthquake of 1855, with Lyell drafting his text together - sticking sections together, crossing out lines, and redrafting - including: Three rough working copies of a paper on New Zealand Earthquake of Jan[uar]y 23 1856 [sic] sent to Paris [?] 1856 - an unpublished article. Details conversations 'in London with several gentleman well qualified in scientific conversing...
Dates: 1855-1868
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell