Correspondence, 1830-1867.

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Correspondence, 1830-1867.

These are letters written from America, to Murchison, discussing geology, natural history, and contemporary topics.

32 items : photocopies.

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Rogers, Henry D. (Henry Darwin), 1808-1866

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Hall, James A., 1944-

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Vanuxem, Lardner, 1792-1848

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Ross, P. Campbell.

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Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895

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Harlan, Richard, 1769-1843.

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Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886

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Charles Lucian Bonaparte was a naturalist and ornithologist. From the guide to the Correspondence, 1824-1855, from American scientists, 1824-1855, (American Philosophical Society) Isaac Lea, a scientist and member of the American Philosophical Society, was the father of Henry Charles Lea. From the description of Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1881. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122621761 Isaac Lea was a geologist and p...

Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866

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Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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