Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Correspondence sent to Sir Charles Lyell
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Duncan, Peter Martin to Charles Lyell, 3 February 1866-19 January 1870
File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/67
Scope and Contents
Letters are summarised by Lyell as:
1) Dr Duncan on Bolderberg Flabellum [relating to Bolderberg formation in Northern Belgium]
2) Tropical corals, how far corals can indicate climate
3) Corals in Norway sea
4) 60 new Liassic [Early Jurassic] corals, showing imperfection of record
5) Lonsdale notes and Keeling island [Cocos, Australia] specimens
6) Scleractinia of antigua corals and explanation of Duncan's theory
7) reference to his paper on...
Dates:
3 February 1866-19 January 1870
Letters from Jeffreys, John Gwyn to Charles Lyell, 17 June 1860 - 22 February 1870
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/146
Scope and Contents
Lyell summarises the letters as:
1) Gwyn Jeffreys Oct 14 1861 Scrobicularia Piperata, climate of
2) Gwyn Jeffreys - Feb 22/70 Returning Cobboldia [?] which he makes same species
3) Gwyn Jeffreys Pagham and Selsea Elephas antiquar bed June 17 1860
4) Copy of letter from Gwyn Jeffreys to Mr Jamieson. Fort William arctic shelf 1862
5) Gwyn Jeffreys Shells mentioned in ""Antiquity of Man"" March 10 1863
6) [?] of species in Japan more than...
Dates:
17 June 1860 - 22 February 1870