Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist)

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Dates

Existence: 1809 - 1882

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript Papers relating to Published Works, c. 1840 - c. 1855

Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 3.14: Series Coll-203/B18; Series Coll-203/B17

Identifier: Coll-203/B18

Scope and Contents Contains extensive autograph manuscript drafts of texts, with cancellations, revisions and additions, and with illustrative plates and maps: 1. 'On the Geology of some parts of Madeira' by Sir Charles Lyell. Notes on text about Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Index to Notebook 195. 2. Original packaging 'Original Geological MS Notes of Sir Charles Lyell (Lady Lyell preserved these - as she was asked at times for autographs, and as time advances, they may be still more valuable)'....

Dates: c. 1840 - c. 1855

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

Notebook No.79, 21 October 1839- February 1840

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/79

Scope and Contents This dark leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes in pencil and ink, field notes, thinking and 'to do' lists. There are many references to Darwin; 'Elements' published - and page 79 includes workings on edits. Index is in written in alphabetical order at the back of the notebook. The front and back covers are blank. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and...

Dates: 21 October 1839- February 1840

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

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Subject: Madeira Islands X

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