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Woodward, Samuel Pickworth, 1821-1865 (English geologist and malacologist)

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Dates

  • Existence: 17 September 1821 - 11 July 1865

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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Samuel Pickworth Woodward, 19 February 1856

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Identifier: Coll-203/2/folio(s) 237-239
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Samuel Pickworth Woodward in reply to a letter which proffered some comments and criticism on Woodward's book [Manual of the Mollusca]. In this letter, Woodward covers several topics including: sub-genera of land shells which were of geographical interest but only 10% of their names appear in Woodward's index as he believes their value has yet to be discovered. States that if he was mislead regarding "Holsace" he was...
Dates: 19 February 1856
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and Correspondence on the geology of the Madeiran and Canary Islands

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  • Subject: Mollusks X