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Notebook No.23, 9 February 1829-9 February 1829

 Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/23
Scope and Contents This notebook, of brown leather, covers Lyell's trip from Geneva to Paris. Clearly kept while traveling, Lyell's writing orientation changes frequently, ink blotches occasionally obscure text, and illustrations are sketched amongst observations. Contents include essays on Cosmogony, 'Duration of Species', 'Uniformity', role of a historical sketch, 'Creation of Species', 'Christianity & Science'. The following table of contents is...
Dates: 9 February 1829-9 February 1829

Notebook No.24, March 1829- March 1829

 Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/24
Scope and Contents This brown leather notebook contains mostly very brief and miscellaneous notes and references. The writing is done all in ink, with a few sketches. There is no front plate, just ink "March 1829". The inside cover reads: Mr C Lyell, 9 Crown Office Row, Temple. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the...
Dates: March 1829- March 1829

Notebook No.25, May 1829- May 1829

 Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/25
Scope and Contents This brown leather notebook contains Lyell's notes from travels in and around Bradford, in May 1829. Lyell's writing stops at p. 30, save for an index on p 109, which is transcribed below. It features an illustration on p 4, 'Sandy Hill', p. 8 'Castle mills', and notes on Bedford alluvium. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed...
Dates: May 1829- May 1829

Notebook No.26, June 1829- June 1829

 Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/26
Scope and Contents This brown leather notebook contains brief notes of wastage of cliffs along coast of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk. There is a list of Aix insects p.42. There are many blank pages and notes without references or context. Contents are written primarily in pencil, and sketches in ink. On the front cover is written in ink "1. June 1829". The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning...
Dates: June 1829- June 1829