Falconer, Hugh, 1808-1865 (palaeontologist and botanist)

Letters from Phillips, John to Charles Lyell, 1836 - 25 January 1864

File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)

Identifier: Coll-203/1/207

Scope and Contents Letters are summarised by Lyell, noting original numbering given in brackets () and with some additional commentary provided where possible, linking Lyell's letters to Philips, now held at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. J. Phillips on fossil shells. 1836. Part for C. Stokes. (2). Reply to a letter from Lyell to Phillips (Oxford University Museum of Natural History, John Phillips...

Dates: 1836 - 25 January 1864

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Madeira - Notes, Indexes, 5 November 1856 - 1857

Item

Identifier: Coll-203/A4/1

Scope and Contents Dark green to black leather soft cover notebook with marbled end paper, paginated in handwritten ink. Identified with side label 'Mad-eira Index Manual 55' and on the front with a label 'Madeira p1-53 Notes [amended text] 1856 C.L. and on the next line, Manual [underlined] new Ed[ition] [from] p.55 Indexes'. Also contains notes on Lyell's preparation for an edition of his Manual of Elementary Geology. Summary index: This notebook does not...

Dates: 5 November 1856 - 1857

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Madeira and Canary Islands Notebooks

Notebook No.111, July 1843 - 11 August 1843

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/111

Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from his travels through France (started in previous notebook, Number 110), London, and Bristol (continued in following notebook Number 112). It is dated July to Aug 11th 1843. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily field notes. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116. Transcription note: The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own...

Dates: July 1843 - 11 August 1843

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notebook No.114, 7 October 1843 - January 1844

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/114

Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from his travels through Scotland (started in previous notebook, Number 113) and return to London. On the 14th December he is with Darwin. It is dated October 7, 1843 to January 1844. Notes are in pencil and ink.The notebook index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116. Page 48 lists the ‘state of the M.S. Notebooks and seems to refer to a review – perhaps creating the index? - of the Scientific Notebooks 94 to 96 as well as...

Dates: 7 October 1843 - January 1844

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notebook No.115, January 1844 - May 1844

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/115

Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from January to May 1844 while in London. Notes are in pencil and ink. The notebook index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 112-115. From pp.20-22, 32 - with Darwin Transcription note: The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform...

Dates: January 1844 - May 1844

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notebook No.244, 23 July 1860 - 1 November 1860

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/244

Scope and Contents Teal coloured leather Notebook documents Lyell’s travels from Liege to Bonn, Weimar to London. During this time, he is preparing the manuscript for his ‘The Antiquity of Man’. The research in this Notebook significantly changes his plans for the manuscript. The importance of this Notebook is highlighted by Claudine Cohen in the article ‘Charles Lyell and the evidences of the Antiquity of Man’ published 1998. Transcription note The following...

Dates: 23 July 1860 - 1 November 1860

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notebook No.260, 27 September 1871 - 7 May 1872

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/260

Scope and Contents Red leather Notebook starts at Penrith, as Lyell then travels south, via Appleby, Lancaster to Lichfield, to London then Folkestone and into France. He travels with Mary, Hughes, Beovill, and meets with many experts along the way. Most of the notebook is written by Buckley, who orders the narrative by date using the Itinerary – with sections added by Lyell in poor writing, and others – perhaps Mary, as well as local people noting down journey times. Whilst travelling in France, Lyell makes...

Dates: 27 September 1871 - 7 May 1872

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Falconer, Hugh, 1808-1865 (palaeontologist and botanist)

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Letters from Phillips, John to Charles Lyell, 1836 - 25 January 1864

Madeira - Notes, Indexes, 5 November 1856 - 1857

Notebook No.111, July 1843 - 11 August 1843

Notebook No.114, 7 October 1843 - January 1844

Notebook No.115, January 1844 - May 1844

Notebook No.244, 23 July 1860 - 1 November 1860

Notebook No.260, 27 September 1871 - 7 May 1872

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