1908-1909 Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Volume XLVI. Part I. - Session 1907-8. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Volume XLVI. Part II. - Session 1908-9. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Volume XLVI. Part III. - Session 1908-9.

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Colour Plates, Folding Maps, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Very Scarce

In the publisher's original cloth binding This three volume set consists of: Part I of Vol. 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1907-8, published in 1908. Part II of Vol. 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1908-9, published in 1909. Part III of Vol. 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1908-9, published in 1909. Index slip inserted to the front free end paper of Part I and Part III. Part I contains 15 plates, 1 folding plate and 1 folding colour map. Part II contains 22 plates. Part III contains 28 plates and 2 folding plates (one in colour). Collated complete. Each chapter contains an essay by a contributor. Some of the contributors listed are Edward Battersby Bailey, Ramsay Traquair, James Cosmo Melvill, Thomas V. Hodgson, R. J. D. Graham, Robert Kidston, John Flett, Wheelton Hind and F. R. Cowper Reed. Topics covered are natural history, geology, botany, zoology, human biology, and marine biology, amongst others. One chapter of Part II and one chapter of Part III are written in French. The Royal Society of Edinburgh was created in 1783 by Royal Charter for “the advancement of learning and useful knowledge”. In the 19th century, the society contained many scientists whose ideas laid the foundation of the modern sciences. From the 20th century onward, the society functioned not only as a focal point for Scotland’s eminent scientists but also the arts and humanities.