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Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884

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Identifier: Coll-74/7/1
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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.

Dates: 1884

Lecture on the 'Volcanic History of Britain', 1886

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Identifier: Coll-74/7/2
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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.

Dates: 1886

Lectures on American geological history, c1879

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Identifier: Coll-74/6/4
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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.

Dates: c1879

Letters from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison to Lady Charlotte Murchison, 1854-1857

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Identifier: Coll-74/10/1
Scope and Contents

The letters from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison to Lady Charlotte Murchison consist of:


  1. 17 letters, chronologically arranged.
Dates: 1854-1857

Louisiana Purchase, the Thirteen Original States, and Europe, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/2944
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Map of the United States of America showing the area of the Louisiana Purchase and the thirteen orignal states next to a map of Europe. Figures of the land area and population statistics are noted beneath the images.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Maps, 1805-1915

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Identifier: Coll-99/11
Scope and Contents
  1. annotated geological maps
  2. ordnance survey maps
  3. general maps
  4. specialist maps
  5. guidebooks and related material
Dates: 1805-1915

Notes for lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-74/9/1
Scope and Contents Notes for 6 lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', encompasing a wide variety of related subjects. Sir Archibald Geike looked at various geological periods and how both the areas occupied by land and water changed over time. He looked at the creation of many geological formations, at the materials they were composed of and the processes involved, including the infleunce of different elements within the natural world. He used as examples numerous locations, mostly within the British Isles but...
Dates: late 19th century

Organisation and practice of pig improvement in European countries, December 1970

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Identifier: Coll-1362/1/337
Scope and Contents

Located in A.B.R.O. Reprints 1969 - 1970. Volume 6 of 19.

Dates: December 1970

Personal papers, 1804-1870

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Identifier: Coll-51/3/2
Scope and Contents 1 Various documents on John Murchison, Col. Donald Murchison, the Glenshiel Affair, Gaelic songs, and monument to D.M. 2 Various documents re Tarradale, c.1810-1820. 3 Various documents re Tarradale, c.1812-1815. 4 Various documents re Tarradale, July 1815. 5 Various documents re Col. RM.McGregor's estate, 1831-1836. 6 Various documents re McGregor, Massie, etc., 1811-1850. 7 Small notebook labelled: 'Early memoranda of old war from...
Dates: 1804-1870

Personal papers of and relating to Kenneth Murchison, 1770-1938

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-51/2/1
Scope and Contents 1 Reproduction of portrait by Raeburn (advertisement in Connoisseur, November 1938), with letter of Henry Raeburn to K. Murchison, 2 July 1793. The price of the portait was 18.18s.0d. + frame £3.10s.6d. 4 items. 2 Probate of will. 5 fols, vellum. With Extracts, 3 fols. 3 Five certificates in surgery, midwifery, etc., London, 1771-1772. 4 Matriculation of armorial bearings, Edinburgh, Lyon Office, 16 June 1788, with seal, in...
Dates: 1770-1938