| | 1 | Author: | Lyell, Charles, 1797-1875 | | | | | Geologist, natural historian. Practicing barrister, 1825-1827; devoted himself full-time to study of geology thereafter; F.R.S., 1826; Secretary, Geological Society, 1823-1826, president, 1834-1836, 1849-1850; president, BAAS, 1864-1865; member of numerous scientific societies and parliamentary commissions | |
| | | Title: | Sir Charles Lyell Correspondence
| | | | Type: | Collection | | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 1811-1882 | | | | Extent: | 10 reels | | | | Abstract: | Consists mostly of incoming correspondence from English and American scientists, with a small section of correspondence from Lyell. See also History of Science Film 1: "Papers on America in Collections of Royal Society of London" | | | | Source: | Sir Charles Lyell Correspondence (History of Science, Film 4) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 2 | Author: | Combe, George, 1788-1858 | | | | | Phrenologist, publicist. Combe was a prominent writer, lecturer, and popularizer of the phrenological movement in 19th-century Great Britain and the United States. Phrenology was the intellectual antecedent of later nineteenth- and twentieth-century craniology and anthropometry. Public debates over phrenology's materialist foundations foreshadowed succeeding arguments over the basis and validity of subsequent racial formalisms. | |
| | | Title: | George Combe Papers
| | | | Type: | Collection | | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | Circa 1822-1836 | | | | Extent: | 3 reels | | | | Abstract: | Film copy of papers in National Library of Scotland. | | | | Source: | George Combe Papers (Film 1351) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Personal matters | |
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