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RefNoMS/603/7/128
Previous numbers1158
LevelItem
TitleLetter from E [Edwin] Ray Lankester, 29 Thurloe Place, South Kensington, to Sir Joseph Larmor, Secretary, the Royal Society
CreatorLankester; Sir (Edwin) Ray (1847-1929); British zoologist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date21 September 1911
DescriptionHe will send Larmor a paper for the first meeting of the Royal Society in the next session, 'On the occurance of peculiar boat-shaped flint implements in the stone bed at the base of the Suffolk crags indicating the existence of Man in the Pliocene Age'. This will be accompanied by drawings and specimens and Lankester thinks it 'the most important discovery in biological science with which I have ever been concerned'. He notes comparative studies of the specimens, which have been obtained by a young collector, whose discoveries will be given full credit.
Extent3p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8247Lankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847 - 1929); zoologist1847 - 1929
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