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Subject
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Account of the 'Liasic district of Skye', 1853
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/2/2
Scope and Contents
An account of geolocical and natural history aspects of the Isle of Skye made by Sir Archibald Geikie, who visited there in 1853. References are made to the scenery, shale, limestone, coral and glacial formations amongst others.
Dates:
1853
Correspondence: Albert Auguste De Lapparent to Charles Lapworth, 1873-1911
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/11
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence: Albert Auguste de Lapparent to Charles Lapworth sub-series consists of:
- 38 letters, alphabetically arranged (1873-1911)
Dates:
1873-1911
Drawings for Cuts, late 19th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/5/2
Scope and Contents
Set of illustrations of geological nature, including peat bogs, coral reefs, coastline, sand and gravel.
Dates:
late 19th century
Notes for lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', late 19th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/9/1
Scope and Contents
Notes for 6 lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', encompasing a wide variety of related subjects. Sir Archibald Geike looked at various geological periods and how both the areas occupied by land and water changed over time. He looked at the creation of many geological formations, at the materials they were composed of and the processes involved, including the infleunce of different elements within the natural world. He used as examples numerous locations, mostly within the British Isles but...
Dates:
late 19th century