[Taxacom] A copy of James-Clark 1865 anyone?

[christian thompson]

Yes, Dave, there is a description of Dysteria proraefrons on page 171 with a figure. Copy being sent separately.

However, I am appalled: A legitimate researcher at the grestest Natural History Museum in the World can not get any service from its parent / sister organization?

Is true that the BM Library does not allow or provide researchers with photocopies of books like this? This isn't a rare book nor an old book. Does the Natural History Museum library provide photo-copies to scientists?

Fortunately most American museums, like the National Museum of Natural History / Smithsonian, still do provide photocopies.But even us count on great libraries, like those in London. If they fail us, there is little hope for Biodiversity research.

Oh, well

F. Christian Thompson
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>>> Dave Roberts <dmr at nhm.ac.uk> 11/06/06 09:36AM >>>
Dear all,

Does anyone have access to a copy of

CLARK, Henry James, Mind in Nature; or the Origin of life, and the
mode of development of animals, etc. (pp. ix. 322. D. Appleton & Co.:
New York, 1865.)

I believe that this contains a description of the (new) species
Dysteria proraefrons, which the man himself (in 2 1868 papers) says
is on p.171, fig 100.

Our Museum doesn't have a copy and the one at the British Library
cannot be photocopied.  It is difficult to pop into the BL to check
something like this.

If someone can confirm that this citation is correct I would be very
grateful.

Cheers,  Dave
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