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Keilhau, Baltazar Mathias, 1797-1858 (Norwegian geologist)

 Person

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Dates

  • Existence: 2 November 1797 - 1 January 1858

Created for

Charles Lyell Project, April 2021

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Notebook No.66, July 1837 - July 1837

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/66
Scope and Contents This green leather notebook contains Lyell's notes from his trip to Norway in July 1837. Notes are primarily in pencil with ink amendments and sketches in margins. Reference to Keilhau is likely Baltazar Mathias Keilhau, the father of modern geology in Norway. A list of "shells received" on p. 66. Front cover reads "C. Norway July 1837 - Index p. 147"; the back cover is blank. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied...
Dates: July 1837 - July 1837
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks