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| Smith, Sir James Edward. |
| His last letter to his mother, of 22 January 1787. His [and William Younge's] journey from Pisa to Rome, via Florence. Account of their time in Florence, where they were "quite in raptures"; art; the sepulchre of the Medicis; spent afternoons with Abbé Fontana. Stopped in Sienne to visit Dr Mascagni; his work on the lymphatic system. Their entrance into Rome; lodging in part of a house hired by Duke of Gloucester [Prince William Henry (1764-1805)]; compares St Peter's with St Paul's [Cathedral, London]; their itinerary. Has learned all the particulars about Spalanzani, who "proves to be a great villain", having stolen items from the Emperor's museum and blamed Scopoli; further details of legal proceedings; many of his experiments found false; his father to... |
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| Ano: 2023 |
URL: http://linnean-online.org/63566/1/JES-COR-19-47_001.tif |
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| Brown, Robert. |
| Rejects Smith's proposal to give Brown's name to Brown's genus 'Josephia'; explains how he previously considered 'Dryandra' and others. Sends Smith two 'Orchidaceae' to be considered instead and suggests 'B. tropica' or 'B. sencea' for one and 'B. australis' for the other, observations on second and third pages [crossed through in pencil]. Urges a swift "baptizm" if acceptable to Smith so as to include them in the "Prodromus" he is currently working on. Suggests an appendment to Smith's "Lapland tour", currently in the press, in the form of an essay on its botany by [Georg] Wahlenberg. [Alexander] Macleay has fractured the fibula of his right leg. An essay on 'Proteaceae' by "Knight & co." [Richard Salisbury published Brown's 'Proteacea' under the... |
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URL: http://linnean-online.org/61567/1/JES-COR-2-93_001.tif |
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