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GB-110/JES/COR/3/2
Title
Andrew Caldwell, Dublin, [Ireland], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
16 Jun 1792
Author(s)
Andrew Caldwell 1733-1808
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/3/2 from Andrew Caldwell, Dublin, [Ireland], to James Edward Smith (16 June 1792)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Caldwell, Andrew
Sent from:
Dublin, Ireland
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Sends two dissertations: [Linnaeus'] "Reflections on the Study of Nature", the other is not named. Happy to hear that a new edition of Linnaeus' "Systema Vegetabilium" is to be published. Thanks for the copy of the "inaugural dissertation". Remarks that Botany is making little progress in Dublin, the only person well informed is [Walter] Wade who is giving lectures but is entirely self-taught. Parliamentary aid for establishing a Botanic Garden has been granted but progress is very slow.
Letter date:
16 Jun 1792
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
3.3
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Related Material | For further discussion of the Dublin Botanic Garden see JES/COR/3/3-4; JES/COR/3/12-13; JES/COR/3/16. Linnaeus, C, Smith, J E (tr.), (1785). "Reflections on the study of nature" London: George Nicol. Linnaeus, C, (1774). "Systema vegetabilium" Gottingae et Gothae: Jo. Christ. Dieterich. |
| Additional | Smith replied 4 Sep [1792] |
