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Total number of records: 238

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Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society52
Brotherton Collection26
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Ripon Cathedral4
Leeds Russian Archive2
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1
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Cuvier, Georges Baron (1769-1832)55
Gray, John Edward (1800-1875)51
Gray, George Robert (1808-1872)51
Griffith, Edward (1790-1858)36
Smith, Charles Hamilton (1776-1859)36
Latreille, P A (1762-1833)36
Pidgeon, Edward36
Stephens, James Francis (1792-1853)32
Stephens, James Francis32
Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774)20

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Vegetabilium historia, Animalium historia, Fossilium historia, etc. Notes written in a small hand on these subjects and divided into 161 sections (processus)

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Comprises: (1) Vegetabilium historia, (ff. 1-39); (2) Animalium historia, (ff. 40-50); (3) Fossilium historia, (ff. 51-78); (4) Index and Addenda, (ff. 79-82)

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Two note-books of William Barwell Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

1880s

Contains (i) the text of Barwell's presidential address to the Leeds Naturalists' Club on 25 January 1881, entitled 'The origin of organic life'; (ii) an undated survey of the history of systematic zo...

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Papers of Walter Garstang

Garstang, Walter (1868-1949)

1917-1948

Comprises two accessions: 1) A red loose leaf file containing manuscript notes towards occasional lectures, c.1917. by Walter Garstang. Signed 'Walter Garstang University' at the front. Includes ...

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A treatise on the geography and classification of animals

Swainson, William (1789-1855)

[1835?]

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Antroponimie ed omonimie nel campo della zoologia popolare : saggio limitato a specie veronesi (v.1)

Garbini, Adriano

1919-25

"Autori citati nel testo": vol.1, p. [5]-13; vol.2, p. [7]-28. Bibliography "dello stesso autore" (15 p.) inserted between v.2, pt.2 and v.1.

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Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life

Gosse, Philip Henry (1810-1888); Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Education

1877

"Published under the direction of the Committee of General Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge" - Title-page

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Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life

Gosse, Philip Henry (1810-1888)

[1859?]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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