Cotta, Bernhard von, 1808-1879 (German geologist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Duncker & Humblot to Charles Lyell, 5 March 1867-5 March 1867
File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/68
Scope and Contents
Letters relate to Lyell's works published in Germany:
1) Duncker announcing safe arrival of corrigenda and M.S at Cotta’s
2) Sum paid to Vieweg for translation
Carl von Cotta defended the concept of evolution and was a supporter of Lyell's principle of uniformitarianism however questioned Lyell's claim that earth was a fluctuation of eternally equal forces, noting the earth's historical development. Vieweg was a specialist German publisher.
Dates:
5 March 1867-5 March 1867
Notebook No.200, February 1855 - March 1855
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 7: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/200
Scope and Contents
Following the completion of the fifth Edition of Manual of Elementary Geology in February 1855 [otherwise known as 'Elements of Geology'] Charles and Mary Lyell travel to Germany, where this Notebook was written. At the beginning, Lyell is in Brunswick, Germany, but most entries thereafter identify his location as Berlin. The notebook covers a wide range of geological observations and notes from meetings with German scientists. It includes discussions on stratigraphy, fossil identification,...
Dates:
February 1855 - March 1855