Eifel (Germany)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook No.42, July 1831- July 1831
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 2: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/42
Scope and Contents
Tour in the Eifel; Discussion of oraters of elevationThis marbled cover paper notebook contains Lyell's ntoes from his tour in the Eifel, including disucssion of aoraters of elevation. Sketches are in pencil and daily notes on german geological phenomena. There is no title on the front cover, and the index is adhered to the back cover. Subjects include: Lave near Castleberg, Papenkoul, dolomite, Mosenberg, Steinborn The...
Dates:
July 1831- July 1831
Notebook No.44, January 1832- June 1832
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 2: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/44
Scope and Contents
This brown Leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's aide de memoires (to-do lists), notes with mentions of Kinnordy, mathematical calculations, sketches, reviews of articles. The front cover reads "Jan[uary] 1832", and the index is adhered to the back cover. 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:
January 1832- June 1832
Notebook No.49, June 1833- June 1833
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 2: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/49
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains pencil and ink descriptions, sketches, daily log journals of field trips in France and Germany. An entry on "lessons from Deshayes on shells" is identified as Mary Lyell's handwriting. Lyell's Own Index p. 1, Deshayes, lessons in Conchology
p. 22, Clermont to Verdun, section
p. 24,32,34, St. Michiel, drawings
p. 46, Ruvois, oolite
p. 46, Oolite escarpm[ent] Verdun
p....
Dates:
June 1833- June 1833