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NHM-WP07.109.[01] Draft: 1871--1911 "The Geographical Distribution of Animal Life", undated proof (1910?) corrected in A. R. Wallace's hand, pp. [1]-9, 9 ff. printed on one side only. Notes: Published as "The Geography of the Animal Kingdom" in Harmsworth Natural History : a complete survey of the Animal Kingdom / Chief contributors: R. Lydekker, W. H. Johnston, J.R. Ainsworth-Davis. (London, 1910-1911), vol. 1 (1910) pp. 57-70. Not listed in Smith.

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NHM-WP07.109.[02] Note: 1871--1911 Envelope annotated in A. R. Wallace's hand "Corrected proofs of Geographical Distribution of Animal Life (A.R.W.) For, [sic] Harmsworth's Natural History"; containing the above when listed. Notes: Published as "The Geography of the Animal Kingdom" in Harmsworth Natural History : a complete survey of the Animal Kingdom / Chief contributors: R. Lydekker, W. H. Johnston, J.R. Ainsworth-Davis. (London, 1910-1911), vol. 1 (1910) pp. 57-70. Not listed in Smith.

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NHM-WP07.109.[03] Draft: 1871--1911 "The Geographical Distribution of Animal Life", undated duplicate? proof (1910?) pp. [1]-9, 9 ff. printed on one side only annotated at the top of the first page in A. R. Wallace's? hand "(From Harmsworth's Natural History)" and in pencil in an unknown hand "A1". Notes: Published as "The Geography of the Animal Kingdom" in Harmsworth Natural History : a complete survey of the Animal Kingdom / Chief contributors: R. Lydekker, W. H. Johnston, J.R. Ainsworth-Davis. (London, 1910-1911), vol. 1 (1910) pp. 57-70. Not listed in Smith.

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NHM-WP13 Printed: 1871--1913 Hampden, J, papers re Flat Earth controversy 1871-1913: Printed papers, pamphlets and correspondence relating to A. R. Wallace's acceptance of John Hampden's challenge in 1870 to prove the curvature of the earth by demonstrating the convexity of a body water for a wager and subsequent dispute over the result. Place: Downham Market Norfolk England Notes: See also Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Washington DC 29 Jan 1887 (WP1/17/17)

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NHM-WP13.001 Note: 1871--1913 Small cardboard folder apparently made from the cover of a book or notebook from which the original pages have been removed. Two titles on the spine in ink in A. R. Wallace's and an unknown hand, obscured by torn paper: "Bates on Delta of Amazon. Wall. on R Wagr . . ." (remainder torn away) and, upside down relative to this and deleted, "Asa Gray. Review of D..." (remainder torn away). Titled on front cover in in in A. R. Wallace's hand, over illegible text in blue pencil: "Papers and Pamphlets by Carpenter and Parallax - also Hampden - Flat-Earth Man!" Contents: Printed papers and pamphlets including material on A. R. Wallace's acceptance of John Hampden's challenge to demonstrate the curvature of the earth and subsequent dispute.

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NHM-WP13.001.001 Printed: 1871 Printed pamphlet titled "Water, not convex: The Earth not a Globe! Demonstrated by Alfred R. Wallace Esq. on the 5th of March, 1870, by the old Bedford canal, near Downham Market, Norfolk." Written and published by William Carpenter, London 1871. 31 pages. Place: Norfolk England

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NHM-WP13.001.011 Correspondence: Carpenter William, Wallace Alfred Russel, Hampden John 1871 Letter paper printed with the address Old Orchard, Broadstone, Wimborne, with "Spiritualism | Wallace v. Carpenter | Hampden's & Flat-Earth Experiments - I &c. &c. " written on the first page in A. R. Wallace's? hand in ink. Place: Dorset Norfolk England Notes: This was found loose among unrelated papers in WP1 and has been inserted here - it is presumably a file title page for the item.

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S149 Book contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1871. [Questions and remarks]. In: Report on spiritualism, of the Committee of the London Dialectical Society, together with the evidence, oral and written, and a selection from the correspondence. London: Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, pp. 183, 210. Text Image PDF

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S171 Periodical contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1871. On a diagram of the earth's eccentricity and the precession of the equinoxes, illustrating their relation to geological climate and the rate of organic change. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 40 (part 2: Sections): 89. Text Image PDF

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S179a Periodical contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1871. [Horned toads and rattlesnakes]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (3 January): 1-2. Text Image PDF

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S184a Periodical contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1871. Discussion. In: Müller, A. Dispersal of non-migratory insects by atmospheric agencies]. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1871: v. Text Image PDF

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S188 Periodical contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1871. Discussion. In: Wollaston, Vernon T. 1871. On additions to the Atlantic Coleoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1871: xiii. Text Image PDF

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S191 Book contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1871. On the attitude of men of science towards the investigators of spiritualism. In: Tuttle, Hudson and Peebles, J.M. The Year-book of Spiritualism for 1871. Boston: William White & Co., pp. 28-31. Text Image PDF

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S202 Book: Wallace, A. R. 1871. Reply to Mr. Hampden's charges against Mr. Wallace. London: J. J. Tiver, pp. 1-8. Text

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WSPEC139 Periodical contribution: Pascoe, Francis P. 1871. Contributions towards a knowledge of the Curculionidae. Part II. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 11 (51): 154–218, pls. 6-9 PDF

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WSPEC142 Periodical contribution: Pascoe, Francis P. 1871. Catalogue of Zygopinae, a subfamily of Curculionidae, found by Mr. Walace in the Eastern Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (s4) 7: 198-222, 258-266, pls. XV-XVI PDF

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WSPEC158 Periodical contribution: Swinhoe, Robert. 1871. On four new species of Asiatic birds. Annals And Magazine of Natural History ser. 4, 7:257-257. PDF

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WSPEC182 Periodical contribution: Elliot, D.G. 1871. Description of an apparently new bird of the genus Eurystomus, with a list of the known species. Ibis (ser.3) 1: 203-204 PDF

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WSPEC323 Periodical contribution: Harold, E. 1871. Diagnosen neuer Coprophagen. Coleopterologische Hefte 2: 114-116. PDF

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NHM-WP12.006 Note: 1871--1872? Unpublished poem by Grant Allen, "Magdalen Towers" dated Oct 20 no year; Ms [copy? In A. R. Wallace's hand?] with corrections; about ten folios of squared paper approx 17.5 cm x 11 cm. Notes: Allen studied at Oxford 1871-[72?] but this may have been written much later. Last date based on an entry in the Grant Allen website checklist; "Magdalen Tower. [Pamphlet]. [London: [no publisher], [1894?]"