Exploring Darwin’s correspondence: some important but lesser known correspondents and projects

Archives of Natural History

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 118-138

  Veak, T ^a  

^a St Andrews Presbyterian College   (United States)

Author keywords

Charles Darwin; correspondence; John Scott; seed distribution; seed viability; William B. Tegetmeier

Indexed keywords

EID: 85075097596     PISSN: 02609541     EISSN: 17556260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/anh.2003.30.1.118     Document Type: Article

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