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GB-110/JES/COR/7/2
Title
Thomas Martyn, Park Prospect, to James Edward Smith
Letter date
15 Mar 1793
Author(s)
Thomas Martyn 1735-1825
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/7/2 from Thomas Martyn, Park Prospect, to James Edward Smith (15 March 1793)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Martyn, Thomas
Sent from:
Park Prospect
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Acknowledges Smith's thanks for dedication [of "The language of botany"]. Asks Smith to correct any errors in the glossary in advance of a second edition. Discusses botanical terminology and the trend of words changing their meaning.
Letter date:
15 Mar 1793
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
7.3
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | Martyn, T, (1793). "The language of botany: being a dictionary of the terms made use of in that science, principally by Linneus: with familiar explanations, and an attempt to establish significant English terms, the whole interspersed with critical remarks." London: White. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 1, pp. 406-408. |
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
