Part of Collection
University Archives and Manuscripts
Title
Notebook No.21
Creators/Contributors
Rights
Out of Copyright. Free use.
Collection
Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
Production Date
22 December 1828 - 15 January 1829
Shelfmark (Identifier)
Coll-203/A1/21
Catalogue Record
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180179
Subjects
- Etna, Mount (Italy)
- Naples (Italy)
- Caltagirone (Italy)
Description
This pink and blue marbled paper notebook covers Lyell's trip from Caltagirone to Naples. It is warped, perhaps from sun or moisture, and the pages appear handcut. It contains geological notes and long essays on 'Uniformity of Nature', 'Earthquakes', 'Extinction of Species', 'Changes'. The front plate reads: "No 8, Sicily 1828-9, Caltagirone 22 Dec to Naples Jan 15th." Key subjects include Earthquakes p. 176, Change by man, p. 169, Change in geological theories, p. 132, Animals and man p. 140, Change of system by man, p. 216, Immutability of laws p. 166.
Language
eng
