Introducing Julian Tenison-Woods and Malacca

摘要

In 1883 and 1884, the Australian pioneer scientist and priest, Julian Tenison-Woods, conducted geo- logical, zoological, and geographical research in the area which is now Malaysia. The government of the Straits Settlements commissioned this research, and reports made by Tenison-Woods to the govern- ment contain some of the results. One of these reports on the geology and mineralogy of Malacca is printed in this issue of the JournalandProceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales and this short text is an introduction to Tenison-Woods’ report.