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Beck, Lewis Caleb, 1798-1853 ( American physician, botanist, chemist, and mineralogist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 4 October 1798 - 20 April 1853

Created for

Charles Lyell Project, July 2021

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Notebook No.94, October 1841- December 1841

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/94
Scope and Contents This notebook contains field and travel notes by Charles Lyell while in North America, traveling between Philadelphia and Boston. There are multiple sketches and sections of geological formations, notes of lecture tickets and items 'to do' on certain dates, notes referring to lectures attended, and items borrowed. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the...
Dates: October 1841- December 1841