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Worcestershire - Scotland

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Edinburgh - Shidhill

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Shidhill - Glasgow - London

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Lyell is in London, working on Madeira and Canary Islands research notes, shells and specimens. Leonard G. Wilson in his book 'Sir Charles Lyell's Scientific Journals on the Species Question' (YUP 1970) records that Georges Hartung comes to London from Germany in November 1855, and they work together on the results of their explorations some 18 months previously.

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Lyell is in London, working with George Hartung on their Madeira and Canary Islands research, shells and insects.

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Lyell is in London, and visits the Isle of Wight - pp.32-35. He is still working on his Madeira and Canary Islands research, which takes him and Mary to visit Charles Darwin from the 13th - 16th April at Down House. Discussion on Madeira with Darwin on 14th April pp.101-102. Abstract of letter to Darwin on species question on 29th June. This Notebook is connected to MS Notes I - Scientific Journal 20 November 1855 - 29 April 1856 reference Coll-203/A3/1.

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London

Scope and Contents Notebook 181 starts on 4 January 1853 and the final date listed is March 14 (p. 102). Lyell is based in London. He attends the Annual General Meeting of the Geological Society, and the notebook primarily contains notes on the topics presented, with perhaps a focus on Forbes Lectures, all on which are written on the left hand pages of the notebook. The right hand pages are then used for notes in pen, noting meetings, addresses and details. ...

Scope and Contents Notebook 182 contains notes from 19 March to April 1853. At the time of writing, Lyell is in London - he attends lectures given by Edward Forbes at Marlborough House - and the notebook primarily contains geological and lecture notes. It is written in ink and pencil. At the end of this notebook, Lyell is preparing to travel to the US for the New York Indstrial Exhibition in June/July. Transcription note: There is no index in this notebook,...

Scope and Contents Notebook 183 contains notes from 30 April to 3 July 1853. Many pages throughout the notebook are headed "Manual," referencing the fourth edition of Lyell's "A Manual of Elementary Geology." These notes were used in preparation for the fifth edition, which was published in 1855. In May 1853, Lyell embarks on his fourth trip to the United States, serving as Britain's representative at the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations. He traveled via the steamship Canada, landing in Nova Scotia on...