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Notes of Patrick Geddes on biology made while studying at the Royal College of Mines, London, with enclosures which include two pages of biblical quotations and notes on the theory of flight of George John Douglas Campbell, the 8th Duke of Argyll, 1823 - 1900. Manuscript.

Issued by the Midland Counties Electoral Union for the repeal of the contagious diseases acts relating to women. Lead article "A Question of Life and Death for the Nations" annotated by [Geddes?] "This is the kind of thing that makes me patient with Socialists [...] it is true". Printed. Pages numbered 2-4.

Written in unidentified script on headed notepaper, 9 Whitehouse Terrace, Edinburgh. The abstract explains why Greek philosophers were unable to 'unlock the secrets of nature'. Manuscript.

'O [ ]' [illegible signature]
'Paris le 2[ ] Juillet 1877'

Discusses employment opportunities in the United States and how they are viewed in society, along with the work, earnings and education of James Hinton's sons, including his eldest son Howard, and his wife, Mary Boole, who are living in Minnesota.

Note by Patrick Geddes on the social evolutionary theory of English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley. Typescript.

Notes by [Patrick Geddes] on:

• 'Experiments on the Nutrition of D. rotund' by F. Darwin, Journal of the Linnean Society, 1878
• 'Fonctions des glandes de Parnassia' by C. R. Heckel, Bibliothèque Universelle, 1876
• 'On absorption of nutrient material of leaves of some insectivorous plants' by [ ] Clark, [source unknown]
• 'On Anomodata' by [ ] Spnice, Journal of Botany, 1876.

Manuscript.

Manuscript.

With two plates. Communicated by Professor Huxley and reprinted from the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society', no. 188, 1878, pp. 481-485.

From 'Archives des Sciences', pp. 143-162.

Reprinted from 'Comptes Rendus des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences'. Printed. Includes typescript note giving title information on verso of Outlook Tower subscription form for Session - 1 Aug 1938 to 31 July 1939.