An essay on the method of studying natural history, being an oration delivered to the Societas Naturae Studiosorum, at Edinburgh, in the year 1782 / [Richard Kentish].

  • Kentish, Richard, 1730-1792.
Date:
1787
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Credit: An essay on the method of studying natural history, being an oration delivered to the Societas Naturae Studiosorum, at Edinburgh, in the year 1782 / [Richard Kentish]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    we now receive from inch attention, you all know, After this Acquifitiom to our number, our fame went abroad. Gentlemen of the moil diftinguifhed Talents affociated with us, our illuftri- ous Profeffors of Ghemiftry and Botany took their feats in this Society, its at¬ tendant members increafed, regulations were found neceffary, and a Code of Laws, fimple but efficient, were efta- blifhed. Every Member in his turn gave in papers for difcuffion, a Calendarium Flora was kept, cbfervations from different quarters were received, we were no longer a Society of young; uninformed Undents, Gentlemen of the firft abilities and diftindtion honored us with their remarks, and Nobility itfelf added dignity to our lift of members. Such is the Hiftory of our firft Seffion. In the year 1783 our meetings were faffiioned into a regular Society, Officers were appointed, Pre- fidents were elected, and our numbers ' ' increafed.