Conybeare, William Daniel, 1787-1857 (English geologist, paleontologist, clergyman)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 7 June 1787 - 12 August 1857
Created for
Charles Lyell Project, June 2021
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Conybeare, William, to Charles Lyell, 29 May 1851
File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/27
Scope and Contents
Letter written in Funchal. Discussion on the geographical nature of Italy, with particular reference to the volcanic regions of Naples and Sicily.
Dates:
29 May 1851
Letters from Hartmann, Carl Friedrich Alexander to Charles Lyell, 10 August 1832 - 10 August 1839
File — Box Box 1.6: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/121
Scope and Contents
Hartmann was the German translator of Principles of Geology. Correspondence includes sketches and drawings and relates to the translation of Principles; the death of Friedrich Hoffmann; and the translation of Elements.
Dates:
10 August 1832 - 10 August 1839
Notebook No.86, 8 December 1840 - 4 February 1841
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/86
Scope and Contents
This dark leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes in ink, occasional pencil, mostly relates to notes on Touraine shells and notes by Mr Bunbury. Short index written in the back of the notebook, along with a list of Touraine shells - and there are links between this list and correspondence with Colonel E.R. Wood. Covers are blank. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the...
Dates:
8 December 1840 - 4 February 1841