Sweden

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The Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm sub-series consists of:

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The material consists of manuscript notes relating to lecture 'Evolution of the B-lactamases' by Martin Rivers Pollock, given at Umeå, Sweden, June 1969.

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Photograph of a Fjreldras cow, 'an ancient Swedish breed of White-Polled cattle with black points' standing in a field at an agricultural show in the early 20th century.

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Photograph of the dairy cow, Flora in Aranas, Sweden in the late 19th or early 20th century. Her first calf gave 7400 lbs milk and 4.20 percent fat.

Scope and Contents This is a letter from Swedish politican George Georgeson Stalhberg to James Dodsley, sent from Edinburgh to London on the 19th of February 1777. Stahlberg wrote to Dodsley, a successful bookseller, because he wanted him to sell his book entitled "An [sic] History of the late Revolution in Sweden [...]" in his shop. Stahlberg's book is a pejorative account of the coup d'État by Gustav III that happened in Sweden on the 19th of August 1772. The "revolution" was carried out without bloodshed,...

Scope and Contents Written whilst on his field trip to Sweden. These records were originally located along with the correspondence from Charles to his family, and have been separated out and added to this series. On board ship to Hamburg, published. 21 May 1834 At Copenhagen, published. 28 May 1834. At Copenhagen, published. 1 June 1834. Lund in Scandia, published. 5 June...

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Printed article regarding the proceedings of a meeting of the British Scientific Association mentioning a visit by Sir Charles Lyell to Sweden, the publication of a geological map of Scotland, freshwater limestone and Kirkton Quarry, 8 October 1834.

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Photograph of 'the electric flame which extracts the nitrogen from the atmosphere' for nitrate of lime, the 'best nitrogenous manure in use' in Sweden in the early 20th century.

Scope and Contents Red leather notebook, cover reads "Sweden, May 1834". The contents include lists of books, packing lists, geological observations with small and large sketches. p.23 - List of clothing to pack; p.105 - Strata in Taleren Notes are made in pencil with some ink edits or additions and are notes often only on one side of a page. The index is pasted to the back cover. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's...

Scope and Contents This notebook was kept by Lyell on a trip to Sweden. It comprises notes on rise of land in Sweden - marks on rocks, etc. Notes are in ink and pencil, and include sketches, lists, observations. Page 55 includes a list of questions Lyell wishes to know the local dialect for, providing an insight into his travels and his work. There are multiple blank pages. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own...