Introductory Lecture for Conchology Series

Wagner Free Institute of Science - Manuscripts of Lectures on Conchology by William Wagner

About

Subject

Science--Study and teaching--19th century
Mollusks
Geology
Lectures and lecturing
Education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Description

Introductory lecture to William Wagner's first course of lectures on conchology. Wagner delivered this introductory on May 10, 1852 in his home cabinet of collections, prior to the founding of the Wagner Free Institute of Science in 1855. Conchology was Wagner's first lecture series.

Creator

Wagner, William, 1796-1885

Date

1852-5-10

Type

Text

Original Format

Manuscripts

Digital Format

image/tiff

Language

English

Date Digitized

2023

Identifier

89-015.B01.F001

Rights

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Contact

Wagner Free Institute of Science Library & Archives. 1700 W Montgomery Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19121. Contact the Library at 215-763-6529 x12 or library@wagnerfreeinstitute.org

Contributing Institution

Wagner Free Institute of Science

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. In addition, the William Wagner lectures project is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Historical Archives and Records Care Grant, a program funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.