Notebook No.107, 2 March 1843- 22 May 1843
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 4
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/107
Scope and Contents
Notes, many on American geology, thoughts on theories of Geologists Henry Woodward, W. Morris, and the inventor Charles Babbage, expenses related to future lectures, and plans to go to Cork, Ireland.
This index is not in Lyell's own words, but is notes from working with the notebook in the process of cataloguing. A complete index in Lyell's own words will be published in due course.
Index
p. 4, Nova Scotia Coal Plants
p. 10, Mention of "Darwin's corals"
p. 11, Notes on Manchester Lectur
p. 12, Mention of Coral from Lagoon Island of Barrier Reef
p. 12, Note to send away to Geological Society for Map of Maldives, Mr. Shillingham
p. 13, Thoughts on Babbage's theory of shrinking rock
p. 20, April 1: Sent 12 specimens of coal plants to Mr. [Richard] Brown [of Cape Breton]
p. 67, Letter draft to Mr. Richard Brown, Cape Breton, Wine Merchant about evidence supporting the conversion of wood to coal
p. 113-116, Index
p. 116, Index of Addresses
p. 67, 74, 82, 83, 85, 86, 90, 92, Illustrations
p. 4, Nova Scotia Coal Plants
p. 10, Mention of "Darwin's corals"
p. 11, Notes on Manchester Lectur
p. 12, Mention of Coral from Lagoon Island of Barrier Reef
p. 12, Note to send away to Geological Society for Map of Maldives, Mr. Shillingham
p. 13, Thoughts on Babbage's theory of shrinking rock
p. 20, April 1: Sent 12 specimens of coal plants to Mr. [Richard] Brown [of Cape Breton]
p. 67, Letter draft to Mr. Richard Brown, Cape Breton, Wine Merchant about evidence supporting the conversion of wood to coal
p. 113-116, Index
p. 116, Index of Addresses
p. 67, 74, 82, 83, 85, 86, 90, 92, Illustrations
Dates
- 2 March 1843- 22 May 1843
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Extent
116 folios
58 Leaves
1 volume
Archivist's Note
Created by Elise Ramsay, Project Archivist June 2020
Reviewed and amended by Elise Ramsay, Project Archivist, April 2021
Repository Details
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