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Second letter from William Crawford Williamson, on his paper 'On the organisation of the fossil plants of the coal-measures. Heterangium Tilioeoides (Will.) and Kaloxylon Hookeri' to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/9/420

Date: 05 April 1887

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He has been pondering the subject of his correspondence with the Secretary since his last letter. He is 'extremely anxious to avoid coming into any collision with the Council of the Royal Society'. He is the sole expert on the subject and he is the only person who can judge what is new or important'. He is willing to contribute his own money to the printing of the figures in his paper to ensure that they are also published.

Subject: Botany

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1887].

Reference number
RR/9/420
Earliest possible date
05 April 1887
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
6 pages
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Manuscript

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Second letter from William Crawford Williamson, on his paper 'On the organisation of the fossil plants of the coal-measures. Heterangium Tilioeoides (Will.) and Kaloxylon Hookeri' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 05 April 1887, RR/9/420, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_420/second-letter-from-william-crawford-williamson-on-his-paper-on-the-organisation-of-the-fossil-plants-of-the-coal-measures-heterangium-tilioeoides-will-and-kaloxylon-hookeri-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 12 September 2024

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