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

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

Found in 434 Collections and/or Records:

Letters from Dewalque, Gustave to Charles Lyell, 1860-1863

 File — Box Box 1.2: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/64
Scope and Contents

Two letters are written from Liège, Belgium. Lyelll's summarises these letters on the envelopes as:
1) 1860- 'Dewalque', 'Belgian', 'cavern'
2) 1866- 'Dewalque, 20 March, 1866', 'Blackdown beds', 'paleontographicals'.

Dates: 1860-1863
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Letters from Doughty, Charles to Charles Lyell, 18 October 1866-1 May 1867

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/66
Scope and Contents Summarised by Lyell as: 1) Notes on normal water levels in the Baltic from a variety of academic papers 2) Rise of land in Norway according to Theodor Kjerulf 3) Discussions of Dr Adolf Nordenskiölds papers and secular use of Stockholm, 4) Geology of Sweden and Stockholm, 5) Drawing of cliff formation at Advent Bay, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, 6) Use of land in Sweden, 7) Exchange of academic papers between Lyell and others, 8) Translation of Dr...
Dates: 18 October 1866-1 May 1867
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Letters from Duke of Argyll [Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland] to Charles Lyell, 19 January 1850 - 30 April 1903

 File — Box Box 1.1: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/9
Scope and Contents Lyell summarises the letters as: 1) Darwin's theory, pigeons not arboreal, 1860 2) Mull tertiary leaves, 1861 3) Non-arboreal habits of pigeons, March 22 1865 4) Darwin on correlation of growth, June 2 1865 5) Variety of Humming Bird, April 24 1867, Gould on ... of species in Humming Bird 6) Humming Birds, not opposed to Darwin's May 1 1867 7) Applicable to Humming Birds May 17 1867 8) Elephant in ivory of Perigord Cave, June 8th 1867 9)...
Dates: 19 January 1850 - 30 April 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

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

Letters from Duncker & Humblot to Charles Lyell, 5 March 1867-5 March 1867

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/68
Scope and Contents

Letters relate to Lyell's works published in Germany:
1) Duncker announcing safe arrival of corrigenda and M.S at Cotta’s
2) Sum paid to Vieweg for translation
Carl von Cotta defended the concept of evolution and was a supporter of Lyell's principle of uniformitarianism however questioned Lyell's claim that earth was a fluctuation of eternally equal forces, noting the earth's historical development. Vieweg was a specialist German publisher.

Dates: 5 March 1867-5 March 1867
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Letters from Dunker, Dr. Wilhelm and Elise, to Charles Lyell, 17 May 1851 - 26 November 1852

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/69
Scope and Contents

Summarised by Lyell as:
1) Dunker presents Palaeontographica
2)[? Phillippa] going to Chili, Dunker sent 2 Journals - Bound of Palaeontogr. on Brown Coal
Wilhelm Dunker founded the journal Palaeontographica in 1846. Letter is written from Elise, Dunker's cousin and wife, in German, to Lyell.

Dates: 17 May 1851 - 26 November 1852
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Letters from Dupont, Édouard François to Charles Lyell, 20 January 1865-30 October 1872

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/70
Scope and Contents Letters are summarised as: 1) Belgian caverns [SE of Dinant, Palaeolithic human remains] 2) Discovery of human remains in cavern [list of animal species also found in cave] 3) Cavern near Dinant, Palaeolithic man [butchery marks on animal bones potentially from humans, disarticulated bone assemblage including cave lion, cave hyena, bear, rhinoceros and horse] 4) Shells of the Lesse caverns [stone age flints from Vertus a commune of Marne, Belgium and polished stone...
Dates: 20 January 1865-30 October 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Letters from Élie De Beaumont to Charles Lyell, 23 December 1834-12 June 1840

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/71
Scope and Contents

Summarised as 'Terminology', 'on translation of passage from [?Kogersin], 'on grouping upper marine and faluns', and 'acknowledging my [crossed out] extracts from his letters on metamorphoism - also on small decompostion of Alps proved by dilvu[ial?] scratches. One letter copied out [by Mary?].

Dates: 23 December 1834-12 June 1840
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Letters from Elwin, Whitwell to Charles Lyell, 4 March 1863

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/72
Scope and Contents

Summarised by Lyell as 'Brain in man and ape', and 'Owen's letter'.

Dates: 4 March 1863
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

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 6)...
Dates: November 1863-19 October 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche