Gerard Krefft letters from Charles Darwin, 1872-1876
Gerard Krefft letters from Charles Darwin, 1872-1876
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Date
July 1872-December 1876, undated
Call Numbers
MLMSS 5828
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0.02 Meters of textual material (1 folder)
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Fonds
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Microfilm : CY 3168, frames 1-17
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Five signed autograph letters from Charles Darwin to Johann Krefft concerning scientific method, zoology and Krefft's financial difficulties.
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Gerard Krefft letters from Charles Darwin, 1872-1876
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Previously located at ML Ad 1/4.
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Charles Darwin, the discoverer of natural selection, was born at Shrewsbury in England. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University and then completed a B.A. zoology and geology at Cambridge. Between 1831 and 1836 he was naturalist on board H.M.S. Beagle during a scientific survey of South American waters. He also visited Australia and New Zealand....
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MLMSS 5828
Record Identifier
nvgMyl01
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvgMyl01
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65361
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