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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Smith, Sir James Edward (1759-1828) | 50 |
| Sowerby, James (1757-1822) | 44 |
| Linne, Carl Von (1707-1778) | 33 |
| Carolus Linnaeus | 33 |
| Sowerby, James De Carle | 22 |
| Miller, Philip (1691-1771) | 17 |
| Hooker, Sir William Jackson (1785-1865) | 17 |
| Tournefort, Joseph Pitton De (1656-1708) | 17 |
| Berkeley, M J (1803-1889) | 15 |
| Maund, Benjamin (1790-1863) | 15 |
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William Clayfield of Bristol, autograph verses attributed to him with one by Thomas Beddoes
Clayfield, William
1820s
Comprises autograph verses by William Clayfield, including 'On a young lady's stooping at a window to examine the Arabis-Stricta recently transplanted from St Vincent's rocks' (dated 1822); 'On the Ny...
Notes of botanical observations, compiled by Edward Armitage
Armitage, Edward (1822-1906)
1878-1904
The volumes also contain many loose papers and documents, often addressed to the "Rev. E. Armitage"
Notes and drawings on geology, botany, and fossil specimens, by William Barwell Turner.
Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)
c.1870-1917
Comprises: (1) Bibliographical notes of books on natural disasters; (2) Descriptive and taxonomic notes on the Desmidiaceae, with many manuscript illustrations and a few printed ones also.
Notes from various authors on the Desmidiaceae; compiled by William Barwell Turner
Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)
c.1870-1880
Contains very detailed autograph manuscript botanical and bibliographical notes on the desmidiaceae, partly listed in columns, and chiefly written in Latin, compiled by W.B. Turner between 1870 and 18...
Four papers on microscopic Algae, by August Carl Joseph Corda, copied from Almanach de Carlsbad
Corda, August Carl Joseph
1835-1840
Comprises transcription and illustrations
Proof copies of plates for a proposed Ray Society monograph on British Desmidiaceae and a draft of a work by G.C. Wallich on Indian Desmidieae, drawn and written by William Barwell Turner
Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)
1884-1894
The Wallich volume includes a list of his books and papers on scientific subjects written between 1858 and 1883 dated 29 December 1884. The envelope contains correspondence between Turner and Thomas W...
Bibliography of the Desmidieae, compiled by William Barwell Turner
Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)
1887
Covers works published between ca.1811-1893
Memoirs and memoranda on the Desmidieae; compiled by William Barwell Turner
Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)
1886-1887
Contains an index to the volume, followed by autograph manuscript notes written in 1886-1887 on various aspects of different species of the Desmidieae illustrated by many hand-drawn plates, some of wh...
Classification of the Desmidieae, by William Barwell Turner and others
Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)
c.1828-1883
Includes an extract from G.C. Wallich's "Are the desmids and diatoms simple cells" and Archer's arrangement of the Desmidieae
Three separate works on the Desmidiaceae, compiled by William Barwell Turner
Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)
1885
Contains: (1) Paul Friedrich Reinsch: Contributiones ad algologiam et fungologiam, Vol.I: Desmideacearum notae; manuscript copy by W. Barwell Turner, with O. Nordstedt's "Einige Bemerkungen über die ...
Notes on algal memoirs by various authors, including some illustrations, compiled by William Barwell Turner
Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)
c.1888
A letter from Mr Greenhow to Mr Turner, dated Nov. 29 [1905] is inserted at the end in a pocket