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Thomas Edward Bowdich
Bowdich
naturalist · writer · foreign visitor
Bowdich was a naturalist who visited Madeira in 1823 and wrote 'Excursions in Madeira' (London, 1825). He identified the fossil beds of Porto Santo as Tertiary, interpreted the Piedade bodies as a petrified forest, and noted how little sugar was then made in Madeira.
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- Calcareous bodies of Piedade — Naturalist who likewise interpreted the Piedade bodies as a petrified ancient forest.
- Pedra Mole — Naturalist cited for the soil value and specific gravity of pedra mole.
- Berkeley Cotter (J.C.) — Naturalist who in 1823 identified the fossil beds of Porto Santo as Tertiary.
- Paul da Serra — Foreign writer who in 1823 remarked that the Paul da Serra could be put to use.
- Sugar cane — Visitor in 1823 who noted how little sugar was then made in Madeira.
- Sugar-cane mills — Visitor to Madeira in 1823 who found little sugar being made.
- Kirwan — Author of 'Excursions in Madeira' (London, 1825), which cites Kirwan's weather data.
- Ruivo (peak) — English naturalist and traveller who measured the peak in 1823 and described an ascent in his book Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo.
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The naturalist Bowdich studied Madeira, identifying Porto Santo's fossil beds as Tertiary, measuring Pico Ruivo and noting the Paul da Serra's productive potential.
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The naturalist Bowdich stayed in Madeira.
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Death of the naturalist T. E. Bowdich.
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Bowdich's Excursions in Madeira, citing Kirwan's data, was published in London.
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A French translation of Bowdich's work on Madeira was published in Paris.
