Scandinavia
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm, 1883-1902
The Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm sub-series consists of:
- letters (with enclosed diagrams, maps and a photograph), chronologically arranged (1883-1902)
Correspondence from Karl August Lossen, 1882-1889
The Correspondence from sub-series consists of:
- 5 letters, chronologically arranged (1882-1889)
Is Mass Vaccination with B.C.G. Always Warranted in the Scandinavian Countries?, 1957
An article, reprinted from The Medical Review, and published by the SSPV in 1957, titled "Is Mass Vaccination with B.C.G. always warrented in the Scandinavian Countries?". This document is about he argument against mass vaccination against tuberculosis.
Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884
Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.
Lecture on the 'Volcanic History of Britain', 1886
Notes for 4 lectures on the 'Volcanic History of Britain', given to the Royal Institution in 1886. Sir Archibald Geikie looked at the emergence of types of geological formations against a geological timeframe and how they have been affected by various processes, especially the action of volcanoes and materials produced by them, within the natural world. He used examples from numerous locations from different parts of the British Isles.
Lectures on American geological history, c1879
Notes and text for seven lectures looking at the geological history of the American continent, looking at specific locations therein, based partly on results from American survey work. These locations were related to to other places around the world, particularly in Britain and Europe. A variety of geological formations were looked at, including that of the continent itself, considering the materials which make them up and the geological timeframe.
Notebook No.3, 1826- 1826
Notes for lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', late 19th century
Song entitled 'An Ridire Leoid', nd
Song entitled 'An Ridire Leoid' beginning 'La bha Ridire Leoid, An criochan Lochlann nan ceol caon'. The song is composed of fifty-eight lines, arranged as fifteen verses of four lines each, although the fifth verse has two lines missing. An introductory note reads 'Mar a thainig Leod a Lochlann gu Albain' [How Leod came from Norway/Scandinavia to Scotland].