Part of Collection
University Archives and Manuscripts
Title
Notebook No.180
Creators/Contributors
Rights
Out of Copyright. Free use.
Collection
Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
Production Date
October 1852 - October 1852
Shelfmark (Identifier)
Coll-203/A1/180
Catalogue Record
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/180338
Subjects
- Lowell Institute lectures
- Pepperell (Mass. : Town)
- Nova Scotia (Canada)
- Science Publishing
- Lectures and Lecturing
- Fossil Coral
Description
Notebook 180 begins in mid-October and ends in late December 1852. Lyell is in the United States, traveling in the Boston area and giving a six-week lecture series for the Lowell Institute. In the first half of the notebook, Lyell is working with Louis Agassiz and Jeffries Wyman to identify the bones found while in Joggins, Nova Scotia. On December 1st, the Lyells departed on the steamship Asia for Liverpool, arriving on December 12th. The last section of the notebook continues with geologic notes from a trip to the Isle of Wight.
Language
eng
