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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Etheridge R, to Charles Lyell, November 1863-19 October 1874
File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/74
Scope and Contents
Lyell summarises these letters as:
1) Caelohynchus & Williamson's criticism November 1863 - includes sketch
2) Etheridge Pleurotomaria December 1863 - includes sketch
3) No summary, envelope stamped with Museum of Practical Geology and letter replies to Lyell's questions on the museum's collections
4) Crag section at Walton with 2 coloured annotated stratigraphic illustrations
5) Etheridge on Mr. Torrell's Swedish Cambrian plants being sponges
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Dates:
November 1863-19 October 1874
Letters from Hicks, Henry to Charles Lyell, 1 October 1868 - 20 March 1874
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/130
Scope and Contents
Lyell’s summarises the letters as:
- 'The Cambrian group reduced to nothing if all the Longmynd [sic Long Mynd] are Silurian'. Thanking for receiving Elements edition, "there is an unusual charm in your books which compels a careful reading from them". Briefly refutes Mr Davidson’s Primordial Silurian group. 1 October 1868.
- 'Cambrian of Elements'. Divisions of periods, where they start & end, where various Welsh formations fall into those. Small diagram included...
Dates:
1 October 1868 - 20 March 1874
Letters from Hoff, Karl von to Charles Lyell, 15 January 1868
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/132
Scope and Contents
Letter summarised as from Torell, via Denmark 'levels of Baltic, tables calculated by Homstrond'. Holmstrond introduces the tables as'Notes on the rise of land in Sweden' and 'summary of the measures of watermarks'. Tables include data dated 1774 - 1867. Final letter details the return of these letters to Lyell from Dunbar James Douglas, who has read them with interest
Dates:
15 January 1868
Letters from Torell, Otto Martin to Charles Lyell, 17 March 1863 - 22 April 1870
File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/266
Scope and Contents
Glacial formation of scandinavia and fossil mollusca paper included.
Dates:
17 March 1863 - 22 April 1870