Sir Charles Lyell's travels in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1852
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https://doi.org/10.4138/4220Abstract
Abstract Geologist Sir Charles Lyell made a brief visit to New Brunswick, Canada, during his 1852 visit to North America. Lyell traveled to Albert Mines during the peak of the albertite controversy, visited the Reversing Falls and graphite mines in Saint John, and took a steamboat trip up the Saint John River to Fredericton where he visited his friend, Lieutenant Governor Sir Edmund Head. Lyell’s friendship with Head likely had a long-term effect on the development of geological sciences in New Brunswick and Canada. New Brunswick newspapers followed Charles Lyell’s travels through the province and expressed hope that Lyell’s observations on the geology of New Brunswick would cast a favourable opinion on the province’s geological wealth and foster economic development. Résumé Le géologue Sir Charles Lyell a effectué un bref arrêt au Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada, au cours de sa visite de 1852 en Amérique du Nord. Lyell s’est rendu à Albert Mines au moment culminant de la controverse au sujet de l’albertite; il a visité les chutes réversibles et les mines de graphite de Saint-Jean; et il a remonté en vapeur le fleuve Saint-Jean jusqu’à Fredericton, où il a rendu visite à son ami, le lieutenant-gouverneur Sir Edmund Head. L’amitié de Lyell et Head a probablement eu un effet de longue durée sur l’essor des sciences de la terre au Nouveau-Brunswick et au Canada. Les journaux du Nouveau-Brunswick ont suivi les déplacements de Charles Lyell à l’intérieur de la province; ils ont exprimé l’espoir que les observations de Lyell sur la géologie du Nouveau-Brunswick engendreraient une opinion favorable sur la richesse géologique de la province et qu’elles favoriseraient le développement économique.Published
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