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Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)16
Wallich, George Charles (1815-1899)3
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Corda, August Carl Joseph1
Cowgill, Mary1
Garstang, Walter (1868-1949)1
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Notes and comparisons between various systems of natural history classification, by William Barwell Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

1871

Contains an index to the volume, followed by autograph manuscript notes on the various natural history classifications written, according to the title-page, at Watlington in 1871.

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General analyses carried out between 1883 and 1892, by William Barwell Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

c.1883-1892

Contains miscellaneous autograph manuscript notes of several scientific analyses of natural products dated in the text between 31 March 1883 and 30 August 1892. Two printed notes extracted from public...

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Four papers on microscopic Algae, by August Carl Joseph Corda, copied from Almanach de Carlsbad

Corda, August Carl Joseph

1835-1840

Comprises transcription and illustrations

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Index to the microscopic cabinet of W.B. Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

1876

Contains an index to the volume, followed by many autograph manuscript lists of species or types of 'Animalia', 'Vegetabilia', 'Minerals, & c.', and 'Economic products', written in March 1876, accordi...

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Notes on algal memoirs by various authors, including some illustrations, compiled by William Barwell Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

c.1888

A letter from Mr Greenhow to Mr Turner, dated Nov. 29 [1905] is inserted at the end in a pocket

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Home notes in micro-work, compiled by William Barwell Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

1878-1893

Contains detailed autograph manuscript botanical and technical laboratory notes written between 12 March 1878 and May 1893, interspersed throughout with many handdrawn illustrations of specimens, some...

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Notes from various authors on the Desmidiaceae; compiled by William Barwell Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

c.1870-1880

Contains very detailed autograph manuscript botanical and bibliographical notes on the desmidiaceae, partly listed in columns, and chiefly written in Latin, compiled by W.B. Turner between 1870 and 18...

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Original drawings from the microscope, (of the natural order, Acarina) by the late Tuffen West, F.L.S.

West, Tuffen (1823-1891)

c.1840-1890

Comprises above 124 coloured drawings and a large number of outline and detail drawings of the general

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Proof copies of plates for a proposed Ray Society monograph on British Desmidiaceae and a draft of a work by G.C. Wallich on Indian Desmidieae, drawn and written by William Barwell Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

1884-1894

The Wallich volume includes a list of his books and papers on scientific subjects written between 1858 and 1883 dated 29 December 1884. The envelope contains correspondence between Turner and Thomas W...

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Bibliography of the Desmidieae, compiled by William Barwell Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

1887

Covers works published between ca.1811-1893

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Memoirs and memoranda on the Desmidieae; compiled by William Barwell Turner

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

1886-1887

Contains an index to the volume, followed by autograph manuscript notes written in 1886-1887 on various aspects of different species of the Desmidieae illustrated by many hand-drawn plates, some of wh...

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Classification of the Desmidieae, by William Barwell Turner and others

Turner, William Barwell (1845-1917)

c.1828-1883

Includes an extract from G.C. Wallich's "Are the desmids and diatoms simple cells" and Archer's arrangement of the Desmidieae

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