Henslow, John Stevens, 1796-1861 (British priest, botanist and geologist)

Scope and Contents This notebook appears to be notes taken by Lyell, gathered from observation and reading relating to geology of the north east of Scotland. Undated, the reading material referred to dates this notebook post c.1814-1823, and the notes may be preparation for his article on 'Recent Formations in Forfarshire].Contains referenced "extracts from various Geological Works" as well as from letters. Later on in the notebook, Lyell's own observations and reading is headed at the top of the page. There...

Scope and Contents Two letters: 1) Lyell summarises the letter as Prof. Henslow on formation of Stalactite from Liebig [Justus von Liebig, German Chemist, considered one of the founders of the field of Organic Chemistry]. 2) Letter with no summary. Professor Henslow writes to Lyell about his and [Joseph Dalton] Hooker's thoughts on Cyads [Cyadeoidea] and Conifers [Coniferae] in relation to other Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. He also writes about a new mammal in the Purbeck [a sequence of rock...

Scope and Contents This red notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s notes and travels from August 1854 to January 1855 whilst in Southern England after his return from Maderia. Lyell is in London, Liverpool, Mildenhall, Icklingham, and at Maidenhead on the way to Bowood. Key individuals in this notebook include Pedro Maffiote (geologist), Roderick Murchison (geologist), Edward Forbes (naturalist), Andrew Ramsay (geologist), Alcide d'Orbigny (naturalist), Georg Hartung (geologist), Charles Darwin...