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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 (English Philosopher | Attorney General | Lord Chancellor of England)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 22 January 1561 - 9 April 1626

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Notebook No.43, August 1831- August 1831

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 2: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/43
Scope and Contents This brown leather notebook contains Lyell's notes from London and Edinburgh, with lists including "luggage per steamboat" and packings lists, a draft of opening of a second volume, and a sketch of Edinburgh Castle hill with diagram of geological layers. Notes are written in pencil and ink, with many revisions. The front cover reads "August 1831, London, Edin[burgh]." The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from...
Dates: August 1831- August 1831