Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist)

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Dates

Existence: 1809 - 1882

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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.241, 14 September 1859-21 October 1859

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 8: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/241

Scope and Contents This green leather bound Notebook records Lyell's travels in Aberdeenshire then on down the East coast to Scarborough, Filey, Cromer and Diss. Page 71 onwards are Lyell's notes on Darwin's 'Creation of Species' with further discussion thereafter. There is a black and white photograph of Roydon Oolite on page 171. Page 74 references a specimen Cephalaspis lyelli Agassiz at GLammis, now held by the Cockburn Museum. Lyell's Own Index...

Dates: 14 September 1859-21 October 1859