Box Lyell-temp-box 6

Scope and Contents This Notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s visit to the United States of America (commenced in Notebook 121) recording his visit to New York and surrounding areas, focusing on Albany, Vermont, Saratoga, Syracuse, New Orleans, Long Island, and Mobile. This notebook has detailed notes of geological features, flora and fauna, political discussions, religion, anti-Irish, anti-American, and anti-English issues, as well as recording detailed evidence of the political state of slaves, and...

Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from 28 May 1846 to 6 June [actual date of 6th presumed, as that is the first date of the next notebook] 1846, covering the end of the Lyells’ visit in the United States through the approximate first half of their ocean passage to England. They had returned to Boston on 21 May, and spent ten days socializing there, prior to embarking on their voyage home to England. They departed from Boston on 1 June, aboard the RMS Britannia, stopping at...

Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from 6 June 1846 to 14 June 1846, while on the RMS Britannia, from the approximate midpoint through to the end of the ocean passage and arrival back home in England. The Lyells departed from Boston on 1 June, to Halifax, and and arrived in Liverpool on 13 June 1846. While the disembarkment is recounted at the end of the previous notebook, the last journal entry here was written on the following day recording Lyell’s observations enroute from...

Scope and Contents London. This notebook has no index, and a part index appears in the Index Notebook series reference Coll-203/A5/2. On p.59 there are notes of conversation with Prince Albert, on University reform. Lyell's own index: 1847 p. 23 Land in Coal Period why where now [now where] the Atlantic. This made the plants the same and the shells very different species. p. 26 England surrounded by a submarine plain. Ramsay. p. 26 Subsidence of...

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London - Kinnordy; 'Science and Government'; 'Science and Religion'

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London; p.10 - notes with Darwin on 24th September

Scope and Contents This black notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s observations, queries, and discussions whilst he is travelling around Scotland in late 1848. This notebook covers thoughts on key religious, political, educational, and geological topics of the time, covering issues in Kinnordy, Glen Isla (Angus), London, and America - New Orleans. This notebook primarily focuses on the geology of Angus, Scotland, with many sketches of the hills and topography of the area around Lyell’s Scottish home...

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London

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London and the Continent

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