MS Notes I - Scientific Journal No. I, 20 November 1855 - 29 April 1856
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/A3/1
Scope and Contents
Scientific journal of Sir Charles Lyell, covers subjects such as creation of species - and thoughts on the evolution of man. Lyell refers to others such as Darwin, Hooker, Wollaston and topics such as the glacial epoch, rudimentary organs, volcanoes, Madeira, molluscs, fossil faunas, Australian fauna, Niagara, coal and New Zealand. Lyell provides his own index. Some writing is by Mary Lyell.
Dates
- Creation: 20 November 1855 - 29 April 1856
Creator
Extent
1 notebook
159 folios
Creator
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Lyell, Lady Mary, 1808-1873 (nee Horner) (Person)
Subject
- Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist) (Person)
- Wollaston, Thomas Vernon, 1822-1878 (English entomologist and malacologist) (Person)
- Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854 (Manx naturalist | Professor of Natural History, University of Edinburgh 1854) (Person)
- Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton, 1817-1911 (British botanist, explorer | Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk