Belfast Natural History Society

Building and Early History

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  No 9 College Square North, Belfast
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  Façade Dublin Penny Journal
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  United Irishmen. The development of learned societies was a part.
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  BNHS shared members and books with the Belfast Literary Society
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  Belfast Academical Institution had close links with BNHS
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  Belfast Charity Hospital, built in 1774 by Belfast Charitable Society.
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  Palm House in the Botanic Gardens.The first Curator (1828) was Thomas Drummond (1793-1835).

Library

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  Little Bush Moa, Dinornis parvus, (Anomalopteryx didiformus). Transactions of the Zoolological Society Vol. XI Pl. 58.
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  The British Tunicata. London, Printed for the Ray society.
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  Illustration of the type specimen of Ibacus peronii William Elford Leach The Zoological Miscellany (1815)
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  An illustration from British Entomology by John Curtis. Coleoptera: Lycoperdina bovistae (Puff-ball Beetle).
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  Carl von Linné, Systema Naturae, 4th edition (1744) was owned by John Templeton
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  Plate from The ZoologicalJournal Volume1
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  Plate from Transactions of the Entomological Society Volume1
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  Plate from Jardine's Naturalist's Library 1845
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  John White An essay on the indigenous grasses of Ireland.Dublin :Printed by Graisberry and Campbell, 1808.
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  Freiherr Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Fragmenta botanica Viennae, Austriae 1809.
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  Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin Floræ Austriacæ 1773-1778
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  Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Volume 7
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  Boston Journal of Natural History Volume1 1834-1837
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  A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains Elizabeth Gould Lithograph1832
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  Narrative of the voyage of H. M. S. Samarang, during the years 1843-46
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  Beiträge zur fossilen Flora der Juraformation Württemberg
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  The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Erebus & Terror 1839 to 1843.

Collections

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  Knobbed Hornbill Celebes
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  Hyndman Aves Collection
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  Workman Aves Collection
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  BNHS Aves Collection
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  BNHS Aves Collection
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  Crozier Aves Collection
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  BNHS Aves Collection Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius study skins
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  William Thompson Collection
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  Herbarium cabinet
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  Nineteenth century shell collection
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  Caligo memnon
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  Cabinet
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  Cabinet
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  BNHS Fossil Collection
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  BNHSFossil Echinoid
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  BNHSFossil Crinoid
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  BNHS Fossil Ammonite
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  Bronze Age Axe
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  Samurai armour
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  Vishnu and two girls.Donated by Mr Greer of Liverpool in 1872
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  Takabuti
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  Tjesmutperet