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Petrology

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from Alfred Harker, 1888-1899

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/21
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence from Alfred Harker sub-series consists of:


  1. 7 letters, chronologically arranged (1888-1899)
Dates: 1888-1899

Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from A Delesse, 13 November 1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/1/11
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from A Delesse thanking him for sending the third edition of his work 'Physical Geology and Geography of Great Britain'. He goes on to ask some questions connected directly with illustrations in the work. He also mentions Ramsay's interest, his own work 'Lithology of the bottom of the ocean'.

Dates: 13 November 1872

Papers of Sir John Smith Flett

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-100
Scope and Contents

Manuscript copy and typed copy of Flett's account of his student days at Edinburgh University, 1886-1894.

Dates: 1886-1894

Printed Papers, c.1829-1864

 Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 1.23 (Formerly Gen 119): Series Coll-203/8 (Lyell 8); Series Coll-203/9 (Lyell 9)
Identifier: Coll-203/9 (Lyell 9)
Scope and Contents Printed Papers consists of: address delivered by Sir Charles Lyell at the anniversary meeting of the Geological Society of London (1836) Lithology of the Environs of Edinburgh by Dr Fleming (1856-1857) Biographical notice of Sir Charles Lyell as President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1864) press cutting of letter from Sir...
Dates: c.1829-1864