Ray Society
The Ray Society is a scientific text publication society that publishes works devoted principally to British flora and fauna. Its publications are predominantly academic works of interest to naturalists, zoologists, botanists and collectors. The society was founded in 1844, largely on the initiative of George Johnston and named after the naturalist John Ray (1627–1705).
Ray Society
Grisebach, A. · Public domain
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- 1844
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- United Kingdom
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The Ray Society is a scientific text publication society that publishes works devoted principally to British flora and fauna. Its publications are predominantly academic works of interest to naturalists, zoologists, botanists and collectors. The society was founded in 1844, largely on the initiative of George Johnston and named after the naturalist John Ray (1627–1705).
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It is based at the Natural History Museum, London, and is a registered charity under English law.
The Ray Society's publications are concerned with natural history, and have special but not exclusive reference to British flora and fauna. They include original monographs on particular groups and topics, facsimiles of historically important volumes and translations of existing works. During Charles Darwin's lifetime, the Ray Society published not only Darwin's two volumes on living barnacles (1851 and 1854) but also the work of many of the foremost British naturalists: Thomas Henry Huxley, William Crawford Williamson, John Blackwall, Albert Günther, James Scott Bowerbank, etc. Recent publications have included: * * * * * * * * * * * • (in 2 volumes) * A complete list of all volumes is available on the Society's website.
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University College London holds c.150 items published by the Ray Society, a near complete set of works between 1844 and 1996.
Reports and papers on botany.
Grisebach, A.
Reports and papers on botany.
Grisebach, A.
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