To all the historical & hysterical Conch-Ler,
        I just received this message requesting information about shells
collected on the Cook voyages on the Resolution, & Capt. Bligh's voyages on
the Bounty .  Can you help Cindy Chambers with her search?
Dan Yoshimoto


>From: "Chambers, Cindy" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: shells named after Cook, etc
>Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 15:49:42 +1000
>MIME-Version: 1.0
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>> Hi Dan
>>
>> I am an Education Officer at Questacon - The National Science & Technology
>> Centre in Australia. We are developing an interactive exhibition based
>> around the travels of James Cook and William Bligh.
>>
>> I came across your posting on the Conch mailing list and would like to
>> enquire whether you have been able to compile a list of the shells named
>> after Cook, Solander and Banks. Also - do you have the names of any shells
>> described on Cook's other journeys on HMS Resolution with Johann and Georg
>> Reinhold Forster or David Nelson?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Cindy Chambers
>>
>> Education Officer
>> Questacon - The National Science & Technology Centre
>> King Edward Terrace
>> Canberra   ACT   2600
>> Australia
>>
>> ph  + 61      +2 6270 2905
>> fax + 61      +2 6270 2833
>> email:        [log in to unmask]
>> web:  www.questacon.edu.au
>>
>

Dan & Hiromi Yoshimoto
1164 Vista Dr.
Eureka, California
95503-6018
U.S.A.
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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