Dawkins, William Boyd, 1837-1929 (geologist, palaeontologist and antiquary)
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 30 January 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/13
Scope and Contents
Hayes describes a forthcoming visit to Manchester Museum with Professor Boyd Dawkins to see the teeth of Equus stenonis. He makes other remarks about the teeth of various mammals and describes a mathematical problem about horse trotting which he has been trying to solve. He mentions some pictures of Barra and Skye ponies which 'Master Arthur' has sent to him for inclusion in his book Points of the Horse. He also mentions that he would like...
Dates:
30 January 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Boyd Dawkins, 12 December 1910
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/45
Scope and Contents
Dawkins thanks Ewart for his paper on ancient British horses and states that the horse figured by the cave-man at Cresswell agrees with those figured in the caves of France.
Dates:
12 December 1910
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Boyd Dawkins (incomplete), 08 December 1907
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/47
Scope and Contents
Dawkins writes that he is sure the Glastonbury Committee will allow Ewart to study the remains of horses among their collections of refuse bones and provides the address of the master digger. He adds that he has not received 'the Roman Skulls from Newstead.'
The latter part of the letter, including author's signature, is unclear, but the address matches that of William Boyd Dawkins.
The latter part of the letter, including author's signature, is unclear, but the address matches that of William Boyd Dawkins.
Dates:
08 December 1907
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Carruthers, 11 November 1870
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Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 540-541
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Carruthers clarifiying his criticism of Heer's Species, Lepidodendron Griffithini, which he feels Lyell has misunderstood, with sketch, 11 November 1870.
Dates:
11 November 1870
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Carruthers, 16 June 1871
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Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 546-547
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from William Carruthers in which he remarks on specimens found by Mr Peach in coal at Falkirk which confirm that Autholithes are phanerogamus plants. He tells of a disagreement between himself and Mr Boyd Dawkins who he alleges to have used and misrepresented some of Carruthers' work in a lecture he published which has resulted in Carruthers being unable to see specimens that Dawkins has in his charge in Manchester, 16 June 1871.
Dates:
16 June 1871