Horse race: John William Dawson, Charles Lyell, and the competition over the Edinburgh natural history chair in 1854–1855

Annals of Science 49 (5):461-477 (1992)
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(1992). Horse race: John William Dawson, Charles Lyell, and the competition over the Edinburgh natural history chair in 1854–1855. Annals of Science: Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 461-477

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