The mineral collection of Thomas Pennant (1726–1798)
1913; Volume: 16; Issue: 77 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1180/minmag.1913.016.77.05
ISSN2515-821X
Autores Tópico(s)History of Science and Natural History
ResumoThomas Pennant was born at Downing, Whitford, near Holywell, in 1726. A contemporary and correspondent of Linnaeus and Buffon, he is well known to zoologists as a pioneer of British zoology, and to him were addressed the letters of Gilbert White which form the greater part of 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne'. He travelled very extensively in the British Isles and wrote many accounts of his tours, perhaps the best known being his account of London and his 'Tour in Wales'.
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