Geology

Scope and Contents Charles Lyell lectured at King's College London in 1832 and again in 1833. He then gave a single course at the Royal Institution in 1833. For the latter courses, he re-used some material from his first course, and his notes can be mixed between both sets. The records suggest two stages in development - longer, prose like text is written on larger sheets of paper. Page numbering is inconsistent, and sections are crossed out, indicating they are rejected. These larger sheets of text are then...

Scope and Contents Lyell’s 'Papers' serves as a description of several series of archival records, including correspondence to and from Lyell, and other records kept by himself and his team. Lyell’s archive was purposefully created by himself and his team, to evidence his work, achievements and for prosperity. Where evident, Lyell’s own organisation has been retained, and used to structure the series. The archival papers should be seen in the context of Lyell's publications, the run of Notebooks, his specimen...