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Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Correspondence sent to Sir Charles Lyell

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters from Quekett, John Thomas to Charles Lyell, 20 February 1851-15 June 1858

 File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/218
Scope and Contents

Summarised as 'Nova Scotia batrachian boes - structure etc.', 'Stonesfield Bones - Birds and Pterodactyles', 'On Structure of shell? [sic] from S[outh] Joggins', 'Queckett [sic] on species of Barrandes Silurian fish', 'Connecticut Bones', 'Queckett [sic] on supposed Infusoria earth - Etna'. Two letters are undated, and not summarised

Dates: 20 February 1851-15 June 1858
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Letters from Rhind, Alexander Henry to Charles Lyell, 5 June 1863

 File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/226
Scope and Contents

Refers to Queckett's account of 'Bos' bones at a Pict House in Caithness.

Dates: 5 June 1863
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche