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Articles, c. 1829-c.1874

 Series — Box: Lyell Temp Box 3.13
Identifier: Coll-203/B16

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Scope and Contents

Articles by Charles Lyell, and by others. Original label exists, which lists some of the items below:

  1. Printed list of papers and articles by Charles Lyell, with two handwritten lists inserts, one written by Mary Lyell. Lists 62 publications dated 1825-1852
  2. Boulder Formation or Drift, and associated freshwater deposits, composing the mud cliffs of Eastern Norfolk, read at The Geological Society London, volume III, no. 6 22 January 1840. With torn out label 'Norfolk Mud Cliffs, 2 copies from Philos Mag. with illustrations, 6 from GS proceedings abstract 1844'
  3. On the Distribution of the Erratic Boulders and on the Contemporaneous Unstratified Deposits of South America by Charles Darwin, read 14 April 1841
  4. Printed Letter, on Lyell's examination of fossil fish found digging the tile-clay at Carcary, near Montrose, addressed to the Curator and Directors of The Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 4 September 1848
  5. On Fossil Rain Marks of the Recent, Triassic and Carboniferous Periods by Charles Lyell, Proceedings of The Geological Society 30 April 1851
  6. On Limburg and Isle of Wight equivalents, from Extrait du Bulletin de la Société Geologique de France, 2nd sere IX 19 April 1852
  7. On the Tertiary Strata of Belgium and French Flanders, part II the Lower Tertiaries of Belgium, read 5 May 1853. Proceedings of The Geological Society
  8. On the discovery of some fossil reptilian remains, and a land-shell in the interior of an erect fossil-tree in the Coal measures of Nova Scotia, with remarks on the origin of Coal-fields, and the time required for their formation, Royal Institution 18 March 1853
  9. On the remains of a Reptile (Dendrerpeton Acadianum Wyman and Owen) and of a Land Shell, discovered in the Interior of an Erect Fossil Tree in the Coal Measures of Nova Scotia by Sir Charles Lyell FRS VPGS etc., and JW Dawson Esq. from the Quarterly Journal of The Geological Society, May 1853
  10. Supplement to Manual of Elementary Geology, Fifth Edition, 1857
  11. Printed examination of Charles Lyell regarding constituting a Degree in Science in the University of London. Questions posed by the Chair, as well as Faraday, Warburton and Arnott. 23 May 1858
  12. On the Occurrence of Works of Human Art in Post-Pliocene Deposits, by Sir Charles Lyell, Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1859
  13. Appendix, containing article Continental Ice of Greenland by Lyell, but also including: Remains of a Human Skeleton found by M Boue in the Loess of the Rhine in 1823; On the Existence of Marine Animals at Various Depths in Seas abounding in Floating Ice, in Arctic and Antarctic Regions; Structure of the Brain in Man and in Apes;
  14. On the formation of Continuous Tabular Masses of Stony Lava on steep slopes; with Remarks on the Mode of Origin of Mount Etna, and the Theory of 'Craters of Elevation' by Sir Charles Lyell, received 10 June 1858. Has originally been folded and sent to Thomas Lyell, RN, Sheilhill, Kirremuir.
  15. On the formation of Continuous Tabular Masses of Stony Lava on steep slopes; with Remarks on the Mode of Origin of Mount Etna, and the Theory of 'Craters of Elevation' by Sir Charles Lyell, received 10 June 1858. Has originally been folded and sent to Miss Lyell, Drumkilbo, Meigle, Scotland.
  16. On Lavas of Mount Etna formed on Steep Slopes and on Craters of Elevation by Sir Charles Lyell, from the Philosophical Transactions part II for 1858, published 1859
  17. On Craters of Denudiation with Observations on the Structure and Growth of Volcanic Cones by Sir Charles Lyell, The Quarterly Journal of The Geological Society, Proceedings of The Geological Society, 19 December 1849
  18. On the Geology of some parts of Madeira, by Sir Charles Lyell, extracted from Letters to L. Horner, from the Quarterly Journal of The Geological Society of London, August 1854
  19. Illustrations of the Geologic Scenery of Purbeck: Arishmel Gap; The White Nose or Nothe; Lulworth Grove; Durdle Arch; Mewps Rocks; Warbarrow Knob; Durlstone Head; Seacombe, engraved and created on the spot by Philip Brannon, Architect, and printed London; Longman & Co., undated c1850s
  20. Printed list of the Original Members of the Geological Society Club, first meeting 5 November 1824, Members elected to the Club 1824-1874, List of current members 5 November 1874,
  21. On the Character of the Diamantiferous Rock of South Africa, by Prof. N Story-Maskelyne FRS Keeper, and Dr. W. Flight, Assistant of the Mineral Department, British Museum, the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society for November 1874. Sent by Maskelyne's best compliments, and annotations made [by Lyell?].
  22. On the Supposed Deterioration of the Soil of Great Britain, through the Exhauston of its Vegetable Mould by Charles Daubeny. A lecture delivered before the Oxfordshire Farmer's Club, 11 November 1863
  23. Appendix to the Third Edition of The Antiquity of Man by Sir Charles Lyell, December 1863

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1829-c.1874

Creator

Full Extent

29 file (1 archive box (13 of 18); 29 files across 6 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The arrangement reflects the order in which the series was received from Sotheby's. Publication titles are grouped together and arranged chronologically within their titles. Reviews of articles are appended to this series.

Custodial History

This series forms part of the Sir Charles Lyell papers which were transferred to the University of Edinburgh by the executors of the late Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, after his death on 11 January 2017 via the UK HM Revenue and Customs Acceptance in Lieu of Inheritance Tax scheme. These papers were retained in private hands by the Lyell Family at Kinnordy House, Angus, Scotland and then briefly in the care of Sotheby's Auction House before their transfer to the University of Edinburgh in 2020.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government and allocated to Edinburgh University Library, 2020.

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