Scope and Contents Material relating to the geology of Mount Vesuvius in Southern Italy and Mount Etna in Sicily as extracted from the letters of Sir Charles Lyell, written during a visit to the area in September and October 1858. He discusses several geological formations in the mountains and occasionally gives sketches to illustrate his points. He also mentions: that he has received a list of shells from the Pliocene clay on which Mount Etna is placed which he hopes will provide a precise paleontological...

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Located in I.A.P.G.R-E.R.S. Staff Papers 1988. Part 2.

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Case summaries, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from west Edinburgh aged 44 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: bronchial asthma, breathlessness and asphyxia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Correspondence and reports relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: traumatic asphyxia; conjunctival haemorrhages; and brachial plexus injury. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) first examined in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and asphyxia incidental. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 0 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage; asphyxia; twitching; and neck rigidity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 0 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: birth injury; bilateral subdural haemato-hygroma; and asphyxia pallida. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Story collected from Alexander MacDonald, Cladach Chirceboist/Claddach Kirkibost, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist telling how when MacDhonil Ghlais [MacDhòmhnaill Ghlais] came raiding at Carinish [Cairinis] they killed a cow and feasted on it in the Temple [Teampull na Trionaid/Temple of the Trinity]. One of the men took his first mouthful of beef saying 'Ichidh mi so eir tailcas na Trianaid' and subsequently choked on it. A woman struck him between the shouldders saying, 'A Thrianaid a Thrianaid...