| 1 | Creator: | Buckland, William, 1784-1856 | Requires cookie* | | | | König, Charles Dietrich Eberhard, 1774-1851 | | | | Title: | William Buckland papers, 1817-1848
| | | | Dates: | 1817-1848 | | | | Abstract: | These are primarily scientific letters from Buckland. The subjects mentioned include Milne-Home's seismological investigations, Wheatstone's self-registering instruments, geology (glacial phenomena in Scotland, mineralogy, etc.), numerous references to fossils, and mentions of Mastodon bones and sloths. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B854.p | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Beyond Early America | Buckland, William, 1784-1856 | Burton, Edward, 1794-1836 | Cooper, William White | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 | Fossils -- Collection and preservation. | Gibson, John, 1778-1840 | Glaciers -- Scotland. | Hutton, William, 1797-1860 | König, Charles Dietrich Eberhard, 1774-1851 | Lubbock, J. W., (John William), 1803-1865 | Milne-Home, David, 1805-1890 | Mineralogy | Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871 | Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 | Seismology -- Instruments. | Seismology -- Research. | Smyth, W. H., (William Henry), 1788-1865 | Sopwith, Thomas, 1803-1879 | Waterton , Charles, 1782-1865 | Wheatstone, Charles, Sir, 1802-1875 | |
| 2 | Creator: | Hunt, Robert,1807-1887. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Robert Hunt letters, 1842-1879
| | | | Dates: | 1842-1879 | | | | Abstract: | These letters to Hunt concern geology, physics (photography and light), and scientific instruments. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H916 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Christie, Alfred | Clarke, Hyde, 1815-1895 | Claudet, A., (Antoine), 1797-1867 | Cochrane, Arthur A. | Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882 | De La Beche, Henry T., (Henry Thomas), 1796-1855 | Fairbairn, William, Sir, 1789-1874 | Farr, William, 1807-1883 | Geology. | Hunt, Robert,1807-1887. | Light. | Oldham, Thomas, 1816-1878 | Photography. | Physics. | Ramsay, A. C., (Andrew Crombie), 1814-1891 | Scientific apparatus and instruments. | Ure, Andrew, 1778-1857 | Wheatstone, Charles, Sir, 1802-1875 | Wilson, George, 1818-1859 | |
| 3 | Creator: | Quetelet, Adolphe, 1796-1874 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Adolphe Quetelet correspondence, 1822-1872
| | | | Dates: | 1822-1872 | | | | Abstract: | These are letters to Quetelet primarily on the subject of astronomy (meteorological observations), including charts showing directions of shooting stars. | | | | Call #: | Mss.H.S.Film.11 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Astronomy. | Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871 | Bache, A.D., (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 | Brown, Samuel | Charts. | Clemson, Thomas Green, 1807-1888 | De la Rive, Auguste A. | Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869 | Espy, James P., (James Pollard), 1785-1860 | Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867 | Farr, William, 1807-1883 | Forbes, James David, 1809-1868 | Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881 | Gauss, Charles Frederic | Gilliss, J. Melville. | Guyot, A., (Arnold), 1807-1884 | Hamilton, W. R., (William R.) | Henry, Joseph | Herrick, Edward C. | Herschel, John F. W., Sir, (John Frederick William), 1792-1871 | Hough, George W. | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 | Kennedy, J. C. G., (Joseph Camp Griffith), 1813-1887 | Le Verrier, U.-J., (Urbain J.), 1811-1877 | Lloyd, Humphrey, 1800-1881 | Meteorological records. | Meteorology -- Observations. | Microfilm Collection | Newton, Hubert A. | Quetelet, Adolphe, 1796-1874 | Royal Observatory, Brussels. | Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883 | Sanford, E. A. | Shattuck, Lemuel | Wheatstone, Charles, Sir, 1802-1875 | Whewell, William, 1794-1866 | Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887 | |
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