Desnoyers, Jules Pierre François Stanislaus, 1800-1887 (French geologist and archaeologist)

Scope and Contents This is a plain leather brown notebook which contains notes for the 2nd volume of Principles of Geology, on a multitude of subjects and referencing work by other emininent geologists, Lamarck and Cuvier. The first few pages have been cut out. Lyell's notes are mostly in pen, many drafts with slashes, and a few sketches. Transcription note: The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the...