Lyell (Charles)
Original title: Lyell (Carlos)
Charles Lyell, English geologist who explored Madeira in the winter of 1853–54 with Hartung and wrote on its geology; the entry also contains a stray note on governor João Fogaça de Eça.
A distinguished English geologist, born at Kinnordy in 1797 and died in London in 1875. He spent two months of the winter of 1853–1854 in Madeira, carrying out various geological explorations here, almost always accompanied by the German geologist Hartung.
Lyell deals with the geology of Madeira in chapter XLI of his Principles of Geology (1868) and in chapter XXIX of the Manual of Elementary Geology (1855). On page 325 of the Proceedings of the Geological Society for March 1854 there is an article entitled On the Geology of some parts of Madeira, which summarises the principal observations made on this island by the learned English geologist.
Eça (João Fogaça de). Under Castilian rule João Fogaça de Eça was governor-general of Madeira; his appointment dates from 14 August 1603.
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United Kingdom. Where Lyell died.
The British capital, the place of publication of many English works on Madeira, including those of the du Canes, Embleton and Bloxam. Mason compared its humidity with Funchal's, and artillery for the Fortress of São Tiago came from there. It hosted the 1909 applied chemistry congress.
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People mentioned · 03- Charles Lyell1797–1875
English geologist who studied Madeira's geology in 1853–54.
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German geologist who accompanied Lyell on his Madeiran explorations.
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Governor-general of Madeira under Spanish rule, appointed 14 August 1603.