Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Hardwicke, Thomas
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Received Smith's letter of 8 April [1808]. His military duties prevent him from pursuing his natural history interests; does not expect to stay in India for any longer than two years after hopefully taking command of the Artillery-in-the-Field, based at Cawnpore. Thanks for Smith's "Physiology and System of Botany"; believes it will prove a valuable and useful work. [William] Roxburgh working on his book; his arranging of 'Monandria' given extra impetus by [William] Roscoe's paper on same in "Linnean Transactions" vol 8.
Mr Fleming unlikely to leave India this year. Expects [Francis] Buchanan to make considerable additions to ichtyology and ornithology. Hopes Smith's family recovered from their sickness. Criticises the "marauders in the field of science". Compliments to Sir Joseph Banks, [Thomas] Marsham, [Alexander] Macleay, and [William George] Maton. Encloses memoranda from Dr [William] Hunter [see RelatedMaterial below].
Letter date:
25 Apr 1809
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
22.144
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
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| Related Material | For Hunter's memoranda of 15 March 1806, see JES/COR/23/31.
Smith, J E, (1807). "An Introduction to Physiological and Systematical Botany." London: Longman.
Roxburgh, W, et al, (1820-1824). "Flora Indica; or descriptions of Indian plants... Edited by William Carey, to which are added descriptions of plants... discovered by Nathaniel Wallich." Serampore: [printer:] Mission Press.
Roscoe, W, 'A New Arrangement of the Plants of the Monandrian Class usually called Scitamineae', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1807 8(1), pp.330-357. |
