Record

Reference numberMC/19/583
Alternative reference numberMC.04583
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Henry George] Lyons, Geriza, Cairo, to [William Napier] Shaw
CreatorLyons; Sir; Henry George (1864-1944)
Date19 December 1904
DescriptionRefers to papers Lyons has sent Shaw, as well as 'a discussion of a typical flood, and the climate of Abyssinia with diagrams'. Describes plates he has prepared, and remarks on floods in the Nile.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6939Lyons; Sir; Henry George (1864 - 1944); geologist and museum director1864 - 1944
NA7142Shaw; Sir; William Napier (1854 - 1945); meteorologist1854 - 1945
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