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Papers of Frederick Orpen Bower
    Correspondence of Frederick Orpen Bower 1917-1922
        Correspondence of Frederick Orpen Bower: John E Holloway to William Henry Lang

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from John Horne

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GB 0248 DC 002/14/244

Date(s)

14 June 1920

Extent and medium of the unit of description

1

letter

Name of creator

Horne | John | 1848-1928 | geologist

Scope and Content

Scope and Content

Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from John Horne passing on the opinion of Kidston as to the proper replacement wording in Bower's lecture 'The Oldest Known Land Flora' should be. The new wording places the Rhynie plants in Middle or Lower Devonian time. Horne states that Bower's lecture will be warmly welcomed by geologists.

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