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Letter from James Dwight Dana to James Curtis Booth, September 19, 1866

  • 1866-Sep-19

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James D. Dana (1813-1895), editor of the American Journal of Science, discusses proposed revisions to a new edition of his publication Manual of Mineralogy.

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 1, Folder 8

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Dana, James Dwight. “Letter from James Dwight Dana to James Curtis Booth, September 19, 1866,” September 19, 1866. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 1, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/veoba2t.

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