Matthew Flinders, 1774-1814. 1961-1983.

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Matthew Flinders, 1774-1814. 1961-1983.

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Contains correspondence concerning the development and publication of the book, including the publisher Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., The American Philosophical Society (who gave Mack a grant), and Sir Gavin de Beer, who arranged the grant.

1 box, and 1 card file (1 linear ft.)

Lehigh University Libraries, Lehigh Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7092838

Lehigh University Libraries, Lehigh Libraries

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American Philosophical Society

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Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 in Philadelphia, patterning it after the Royal Society of London. It's purpose was the promotion of the study of science and the practical arts of agriculture, engineering trades, and manufactures. Subjects of today's "philosophy" were generally excluded from the societies of the 17th and 18th centuries and the word "philosophy" meant to them "love of knowledge," and was essentially the equivalent of today's "science." Interest...

Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814

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Flinders was a captain in the navy, hydrographer and discoverer. On 24 Jan. 1801 he was given command of HM Sloop Investigator, and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Commander, for the purpose of surveying the coast of Australia. He received his sailing orders on 17.7.1801 and reached Australia on 6.12.1801. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1801. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225710813 ...

De Beer, Gavin, Sir, 1899-1972

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Sir Gavin (Rylands) de Beer was a Zoologist, born in London. He served in both world wars and between them graduated from Oxford, then taught there (1923-38). After World War II he was professor of embryology in London, and from 1950 to 1960 director of the British Museum (Natural History). His work refuted some early theories in embryology, and he went on to contribute to theories of animal evolution, as well as to historical problems such as the origin of the Etruscans. From the de...

Mack, James D. (James Decker), 1916-

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Library director at Lehigh University. From the description of Papers, 1961-1983. (Lehigh University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28416185 James D. Mack was director of Lehigh University Libraries from 1946-1978. From the description of Matthew Flinders, 1774-1814. 1961-1983. (Lehigh University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23082373 ...

Thomas Nelson & Sons.

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