Address Delivered in the Ipswich Museum, on 9th March, 1848

A speech by the British botanist and geologist J.S. Henslow, delivered at a meeting of the Ipswich Museum Society. Henslow discusses the museum's collections, the importance of natural history to scientific inquiry, and the challenges facing naturalists in the mid-19th century. The speech offers a fascinating glimpse into the state of scientific knowledge and public discourse in Victorian England.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.