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Scientific Notebooks, 1825-1874

 Series
Identifier: Coll-203/A1

Scope and Contents

Lyell's series of Scientific notebooks begins 1825 and continues until November 1874, just a few months before his death in February 1875. Lyell used these notebooks to record his fieldwork, travels, companions, queries, lists of memorandums, correspondance and publishing work.

Dates

  • Creation: 1825-1874

Creator

Extent

34123 folios

17061 Leaves

266 Volumes

Processing Information

This series is in the process of being catalogued, so there will be a mixed level of detail throughout as we carry out adding more description details. March 2021

  • Lyell, C. (2010). Life, Letters and Journals of Sir Charles Lyell, Bart (Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science) (K. Lyell, Ed.).

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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