Charlesworth, Edward, geologist, 1813-1893
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Letters and other papers of Edward Charlesworth relating to the British Natural History Society.
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Identifier: Acc.14560
Scope and Contents
The British Natural History Society was established in 1848. Unlike other scientific associations at the time, the Society’s purpose was to circulate sets of fossils to its subscribers. Edward Charlesworth, geologist and palaeontologist, was one of the leading figures of the Society.The main period during which the Society collected and distributed fossils was between 1848 and 1860, and there appear to have been at least 125 subscribers for 25,000 specimens by May 1850. Most of...
Dates:
circa 1850.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surname or company name Chapin to Charlton., 1809-1915.
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Identifier: MS.40210
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All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondents have been added to the end of this sequence.Chapin, Adele Le Bourgeois.Letters, 1925, of Adele Le Bourgeois Chapin to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Chaplin, George Chaplin Child.Letter, 1877, of George Chaplin Child Chaplin to John Murray III. Folio 5. Further letters between these two correspondents can be located at the...
Dates:
1809-1915.
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