Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Nathaniel Ward
Standard Name: Ward, Nathaniel
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1839: The Microscopical Society of London (later...
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1839
The Microscopical Society of London
(later the Royal Microscopical Society) was founded by, among others, Nathaniel Ward
, inventor of the Wardian (fern) case.
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
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Merrill, Lynn L. The Romance of Victorian Natural History. Oxford University Press, 1989.
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1840s to 1860s: A fern craze followed Nathaniel Ward's invention...
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1840s to 1860s
A fern craze followed Nathaniel Ward
's invention of a case for transporting growing plants.
Brock, William H. Science for All: Studies in the History of Victorian Science and Education. Variorum, 1996.
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1845: Nathaniel Ward and John Lindley successfully...
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1845
Nathaniel Ward
and John Lindley
successfully lobbied Parliament to repeal the tax on glass in order to lower the cost of home conservatories.
Brock, William H. Science for All: Studies in the History of Victorian Science and Education. Variorum, 1996.
