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 | | A superb set of the remarkable periodical Notes and Queries, launched by William John Thoms towards the end of 1849, designed to furnish a means for the interchange of thought and information among those engaged in literature, art, and science, and a medium of communication with each other. |
 | | - William Thoms (1803-1885) was secretary of the Camden Society, 1838-1873, and clerk, and subsequently deputy-librarian, of the House of Lords. |
 | | Thoms acted as editor until September 1872, when he was succeeded by John Doran' (DNB). |
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