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Darwin's Geological Collection from Tasmania
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Darwin's Geological Collection from Tasmania

  • O. J. R. HOWARTH1 

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A VISITOR to Darwin's home, Down House, recently put a question as to the whereabouts of his geological collection from Tasmania, made during the voyage of the Beagle. (The specific reference was to brachiopods.) We were unable to answer, either from records in our possession or after inquiries elsewhere.

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HOWARTH, O. Darwin's Geological Collection from Tasmania. Nature 143, 1027 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/1431027b0

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