Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association, Vol. 40: For the Advancement of Science, Literature, and Art; Newton Abbot, July, 1908 (Classic Reprint)

This book is an assemblage of reports and papers presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature, and Art in 1908. The 47th volume of the association's Transactions, it presents the findings of some of the most prominent minds of the era, experts in the environment, history, culture, and society of the English county of Devon. The book provides a valuable historical record of the proceedings of one of England's longest-running learned societies, alongside a fascinating snapshot of life, culture, and intellectual pursuits in Devonshire at the dawn of the 20th century.