Manchester (England)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Proof copy of article on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History', 1881
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/8/4
Scope and Contents
First proof copy of an article by Sir Archibald Geikie on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History' from printers Clay, Sons and Taylor, for Macmillan the publisher in 1881. This looked at ancient peoples and legendary figures, puting them in the context of the evolution of the natural world. Including elements such as the impact of the devlopment of commerce and the move from an agricultural to an urban industrial society, Sir Archibald Geikie mapped them...
Dates:
1881
Shorthorn Non-Pedigreed Dairy Cow, "Dot", 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1289
Scope and Contents
Photograph of the Shorthorn non-pedigreed dairy cow, "Dot" that won many prizes, such as the '£50 Cup, Royal Lancashire Show in 1904 and 1[905?] and was owned by Mr. S S Ramgill, Altrincham.'
Dates:
1870s-1930s
'Solar activity' and 'The Progress of Geomagnetism', 1939
File
Identifier: Coll-37/D.16
Scope and Contents
The material consists of 'Solar Activity', 4 pages of manuscript notes and 1 page introduction for of a lecture by Edward Appleton, Manchester, 1939; a 3 page talk on a similar subject; and 'The Progress of Geomagnetism', a review article of 'Geomagnetism' by S. Chapman and J.G. Bartels, no date, c.1940.
Dates:
1939