Naples, Visit to, 38 Narrow escape when a child, 11 New Orleans, Journey to, 161 Niagara Falls, His impressions of, 134 Normandy and Brittany, Researches in, 50 North America, Travels in, 130 "Omar the Learned," his "Retreat of the Sea," 82 Order of Scientific Merit bestowed by the King of Prussia, 190 Origin of Species, Letter to Herschel on the, 118 Oxford, Undergraduate days at, 19 Palma, Investigations at, 174 Personal characteristics of Lyell, 206 "Plastic Force" dogma, The, 84 Political views, His, 210 President of the Geological Society, Is elected, 111 "Principles of Geology," first volume published, 57 ----, second volume published, 68 ----, third volume published, 72 ----, its history and various editions, 73 Professor of Geology at King's College, 58 Pyrenees, Visit to the, 52 Quebec and Montreal visited, 146 Religious Questions, His views on, 212 Ringwood, School days at, 12 Royal Institution, Lectures at, 71 Royal Society, Is elected a Fellow of the, 30 (note) ----, Medal of, presented to him, 111 Salisbury, School days at, 12 Sarum, Excursions to, 13 Scandinavia, Investigations in, 104 School days, 12 Schmerling's collection of cave-remains, 101 Scientific papers, large number written by him, 220 Scrope's work on "Volcanoes," 97 "Sea-serpent," Lyell's views concerning it, 157 "Second Visit to North America" published, 167 Stanley, Dean, his remarks respecting Lyell's life-work, 208 Switzerland, First tour in, 21 Teneriffe, Researches at, 174 Tombstone, Lyell's, Inscription on, 205 "Travels in North America" published, 130 Undergraduate days, 19 Vallisneri's conclusions, 86 Views on religious questions, Lyell's, 212 Vinci, Leonardo da, his conclusions on geology, 83 Wales, Visit to, 189 Werner's theories, 88 Will, Lyell's, 205 Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society presented to him, 194. PRINTED BY CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED, LA BELLE SAUVAGE, LONDON, E.C. +---------------------------------------------+ | Transcriber's Note: | | | | Typographical errors corrected in the text: | | | | Page 36 Vivarrais changed to Vivarais | | Page 40 excellenza changed to eccellenza | | Page 90 Vivarrais changed to Vivarais | | Page 129 Brorgniart changed to Brongniart | | Page 148 occured changed to occurred | +---------------------------------------------+