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Lowell Lectures, Boston, October 1841 - November 1841

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Identifier: Coll-203/B14/4

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Lectures 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12, on Auvergne, Coral Reefs, Coal and Glaciers. Includes both long and short notes, some written by Mary. Lyell seems to be using testing different forms of expression - one section quite poetic.

  1. Lecture 2. Auvergne freshwater, 1841. Booklet of short notes with numbered points, and list of illustrations.
  2. Lecture 2 Auvergne freshwater, 1841. Long notes, Mary’s handwriting, pp1-9
  3. Lecture 6. Coral Reefs, Coral Animals, Atolls. Drawings of proposed illustrations. 4 pages.
  4. Lecture 7, 1841/1842? Coal strata. Long notes, Mary’s handwriting.
  5. Lecture 7. Boston. Mentions of ‘Lagoon growing coral forming solid stone’, ‘Indiana’, ‘West Indies’, 1841? 1 page.
  6. Lecture 8 Boston, Coal, Plutonic, 1841. Small booklet of short notes with several sets of numbered points, and list of ‘scenes’ at the back.
  7. Lecture 9. Boston Coal Siluria, 1841. Booklet of numbered short and longer notes, with list of illustrations. Prose poetic section on scientific discovery, time and destiny of man.
  8. Lecture 12. Glaciers, Boston 1841. Booklet of short notes with numbered points, and list of illustrations.

Dates

  • Creation: October 1841 - November 1841

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1 folder

Language of Materials

English

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