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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 434 Collections and/or Records:

Letters from Conrad, T. A, to Charles Lyell, February 1840 - 12 August 1853

 File — Box Box 1.2: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/50
Scope and Contents Letter from Timothy Abbott Conrad concerning fossil and shell specimens, the geological age of Canada shells, number of extinct shells in fluviatile deposits, number of freshwater shells in Middle and Lower Tertiary strata and the localities of tertiary strata and their fossils, February 1840; Letter describing a voyage to the Gulf of Mexico where he made observations on fossil shells and rock types of the Florida Keys, Tampa Bay and the Mississippi River, 17 October 1845; Letter...
Dates: February 1840 - 12 August 1853

Letters from Conybeare, William, to Charles Lyell, 29 May 1851

 File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/27
Scope and Contents

Letter written in Funchal. Discussion on the geographical nature of Italy, with particular reference to the volcanic regions of Naples and Sicily.

Dates: 29 May 1851

Letters from Cooke, Robert, to Charles Lyell, 12 November 1870 - 30 June 1873

 File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/28
Scope and Contents

Sales of various Lyell texts - sales numbers not very encouraging. Stock in ready for sale of Lyell's texts, account of stock in hand in relation to Lyell publications.

Dates: 12 November 1870 - 30 June 1873

Letters from Costa, Achille, to Charles Lyell, 20 November 1857

 File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/29
Scope and Contents

List of Ischia shells collected at Isola d'Ischia.

Dates: 20 November 1857

Letters from Couper, James Hamilton, to Charles Lyell, 20 June 1842 - 8 July 1846

 File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/30
Scope and Contents Information on fossils discovered whilst digging the New Brunswick Canal in Georgia; detailed letter on the fossils discovered in the New Brunswick Canal, Georgia; discussion on the 'Bullina canaliculata' and other fossils; on the boundary line of Georgia and Florida, and the problems this has caused; observations on the fossils from the collection of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia'. Also contains ‘Observations on the Fossils from the Collection of the Academy of Sciences of...
Dates: 20 June 1842 - 8 July 1846

Letters from Coutts, B, to Charles Lyell, 21 March 1861 - 15 April 1864

 File — Box Box 1.2: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/51
Scope and Contents

Summarised as 'Scholarship and letter to Falconer' regarding the neglect of the physical sciences by the university and his hopes for the future of instruction in this subject, 21 March 1861;
Summarised as 'Enclosing Wallace's letter [not enclosed]and Sir J Brooks' remarks on Bones Cave', letter refers to Wallace's paper on Borneo caves, 15 April 1864.

Dates: 21 March 1861 - 15 April 1864

Letters from Crawford, V., to Charles Lyell, 25 July 1862

 File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/31
Scope and Contents

Discussion of an volcanic eruption on the Island of Makian in reference to molluccas [sic Machian, also Mount Kie Besi, Indonesia].

Dates: 25 July 1862

Letters from Crawfurd, John to Charles Lyell, 8 November 1836

 File — Box Box 1.2: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/52B
Scope and Contents

Dr Crawfurd's notes on Sir Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology, 4th Edition, 8 November 1836.

Dates: 8 November 1836

Letters from Croll, James to Charles Lyell, 6 July 1866 - 29 March 1871

 File — Box Box 1.2: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/53
Scope and Contents Three folders of correspondence, from James Croll - the first 2 folders only have been catalogued, and which differ in detail of cataloguing, the first one being done to a high level of detail, the second only capturing the summary created by Lyell's team: Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll regarding the velocity of light and the effects that has on the temperature of the earth during the glacial period. He mentions the theories of Foucault, Le Verrier and Legrange, 1 March...
Dates: 6 July 1866 - 29 March 1871

Letters from Crotch, William Duppa to Charles Lyell, 5 January 1865 - 11 July 1865

 File — Box Box 1.2: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/54
Scope and Contents Crotch refers to his two visits to the Canary Islands and his plans to write an entomological history of the Island, refers to the works of M. Hastings, and includes photographs of his sketches of ‘the valley of Hermigua’. Lyell has summarised these letters as: 1) Crotch on canaries and old rocks of Hierro. 2) Crotch on Canary Islands This letter refers to the work of M. Hastings, and includes labelled diagrams of large caverns and the movement of water through them. There are 4...
Dates: 5 January 1865 - 11 July 1865