TOLLET, Miss G., aids Darwin in revising _Origin of Species_, 132 Uniformitarianism, origin of the term, 14, 15, 22 Uniformity (or Continuity), Lyell's real views on, 62, 63; misconceptions of his views on, 151, 152, 155 University of London, Lyell's connexion with, 59, 65 Variation, early recognition of its importance, 9; Lyell's discussion of, 64, 103; Darwin's work on, 141 _Vestiges of Creation_, influence of, 93; Darwin on, 94; Wallace on, 110 VINES, S. H., estimate of number of species of plants, 10 Volcanoes, Scrope on, 36 Vulcanism, _see_ Plutonism &c., 18 WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL, on ideas and actions, 4; his early life, 110; in South America, 110; in Malay Archipelago, 110; influence of _Principles_ on, 79, 110; speculations at Sarawak, 111; influence of Malthus on, 112; conception of idea of Natural Selection, 111, 112; ignorance of Darwin's views, 112; statement on his relation to Darwin, 113, 114; his magnanimity, 114; on geographical distribution of animals, 146; his defence of Lyell's principle of Uniformity, 153 WELLS, Dr, his anticipation of theory of Natural Selection, 92 WERNER, success of his teachings, 21, 26, 27; his influence on early geologists, 26 Wernerian Society, founded, 1807, by Jameson, 21, 25 Wernerism, 18 WHEWELL, Dr, contrast of doctrines of Hutton and Lyell, 22, 53; originates terms 'Catastrophism,' 'Uniformitarianism,' 22; and 'Geological Dynamics,' 70; reviews _Principles_, 53; opposition to Evolution, 83 World, small part known to ancients, 9 Worms, Darwin's work on, 147 ZITTEL, K. VON, on Hutton's work, 19; on von Hoff and Lyell, 50 _Zoonomia_ of Erasmus Darwin, 101 Cambridge: PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS * * * * * Transcribers' note: General: Inconsistent capitalisation of Von in Von Hoff as in original General: No period (full stop) after Mr, Mrs, Dr as in original Page 24: ) added after 'uniformitarianism' to create matching pair Pages 33, 171: Inconsistent spelling of Thomson/Thompson as in original. Page 59: Missing anchor [50] added after dogmatise as this seemed the most likely place Page 80: " changed to ' after [76] to create matching pair Page 89: his changed to His in his theories delighted me Page 94: eniment corrected to eminent Page 102: re-stocked standardised to restocked Page 111: . added after September 1855 Page 149: . added after plants and animals Page 157: lifelong standardised to life-long Page 167: Wernerianism standardised to Wernerism; index entry for Herschel, J., correspondence with Lyell corrected from non-existent page 183 to page 12