Report of the thirtieth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science; held at Oxford in June and July 1860.

London: John Murray, 1861. 21cm. lxxv[i], 236; 262[2]pp, plates (some folding, some colour), tables. 'Bullet Proof' brown library cloth gilt, probably by Riley, Dunn and Wilson. Ex-reference library with the following evidence: bookplate to fpd; oblong red ink stamp to title. One of the more important BAAS volumes. Important for the inclusion of Prof. J. W. Draper's piece citing Darwin which sparked off the Oxford Evolution debate featuring Huxley and Wilberforce. The volume also contains a piece by C. J. B. Danbery which relates to Darwin. Also contains Greg's 'Catalogue of meteorites and fireballs AD 2 to AD 1860' and Moorsom's 'Performance of steam vessels ...' (73pp & 53pp respectively).

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Book number: 46415

Catalogue: Darwin

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