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Memorials of Sir C. J. F. Bunbury, Bart (Paperback)
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Memorials of Sir C. J. F. Bunbury, Bart (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture, Volume 2
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Sir Charles James Fox Bunbury (1809-86), the distinguished botanist
and geologist, corresponded regularly with Lyell, Horner, Darwin
and Hooker among others, and helped them in identifying botanical
fossils. He was active in the scientific societies of his time,
becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851. This nine-volume
edition of his letters and diaries was published privately by his
wife Frances Horner and her sister Katherine Lyell between 1890 and
1893. His copious journal and letters give an unparalleled view of
the scientific and cultural society of Victorian England, and of
the impact of Darwin's theories on his contemporaries. Volume 2
covers the years 1844-8, and shows how Bunbury's marriage brought
him into close contact with the geologist Charles Lyell, whom he
greatly admired, and who became his brother-in-law. His diaries
mention attending lectures by Sedgwick and Owen, and socialising
with Babbage and Henslow among others.
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