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Kings College Lectures, May - June 1833, 30 April 1833 - 24 May 1833

 File — Box: Lyell Box 1.20
Identifier: Coll-203/8/2

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Kings College London, April-May 1833, including manuscripts for Principles.

  1. ‘Lect. 1 K.C. Apr. 30th 1833’. 2 pages of short notes and 1 page of prose notes (7)
  2. Lecture 1. Long prose notes, pp. 1-4 & 5-12. Included in these are 4 cuttings from manuscript proofs from Principles of Geology’, vol. 3 (48)
  3. Lecture 1. Short notes, pp. 13-19, continuation of 48. First line: ‘I will first call you attention to this scene...’ (51)
  4. Lecture 1. Booklet of pages with cuttings, labelled p. 13 [possibly draft for above]
  5. Lecture 1. 5 odd pages of text [possible drafts of above]. Included in these are cuttings from manuscript proofs from Principles of Geology’, vol. 3
  6. Lecture 1. Prose notes pp. 1-6, headed ‘Lectures K.C.’ [opening].
  7. Lecture 1. Prose notes pp. 1-2, headed ‘Lectures K.C., and on outside ‘Notes for Lects. at K.C.’ [possible draft of above]..
  8. Lecture 2. Friday 3 May. Short notes headed ‘Lect. 2. K.C.’ [at end, announces intention to cut course from 12 lectures to 8]. pp. 1-7.
  9. Lecture 2. Prose notes, entitled ‘Lect. 2. K.C.’ (opening) pp. 1-6. With cuttings from manuscript proofs from Principles of Geology. With both Lyell and Hall’s handwriting.
  10. Lecture 2. Prose notes pp. K1-K20, headed ‘Lect. 2. K.C.’.
  11. Lecture 2. Cuttings from ‘Principles of Geology’, vols. 1,3, headed ‘Lect. 2. K.C. contd.’.
  12. Lecture 3. Tuesday 7 May. Short notes, pp.1-4 (-5), headed ‘Lect. 3. K.C.’.
  13. Lecture 4. Friday 10 May. Short notes pp. 1-5, headed ‘K.C. Lecture 4’. (originally together with 24, 25, 26, 27)
  14. Lecture 5. Tuesday 14 May. Short notes pp. 1-4, headed ‘5 K.C.’
  15. Lecture 6. Friday 17 May. Short notes pp. 1-8, headed ‘Lect. 6. K.C.’.
  16. Lecture 7. Tuesday 21 May. Short notes pp. 1-9, headed ‘Lect. 7.K.C.’.
  17. Lecture 8. Friday 24 May. Short notes pp. 1-8, headed ‘Lect. 8. K.C.’.

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  • Creation: 30 April 1833 - 24 May 1833

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