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Illustrations produced for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, volume 123

Reference number: PT/73/16

Date: 1832-1833

Description

Plates intended for publication in various papers published in volume 123 of Philosophical Transactions. The plates have been removed from their associated manuscripts. Published plates were engraved by the Basire family.

The plates correspond to the following papers:
'Note on the tides' by John William Lubbock;
'On the anatomical and optical structure of the crystalline lenses of animals, particularly that of the cod' by David Brewster;
'Experimental researches in electricity.—fifth series' by Michael Faraday; and
'The anatomy and physiology of the liver' by Francis Kiernan.

Reference number
PT/73/16
Earliest possible date
1832-1833
Physical description
Diagrams and drawings on paper
Page extent
14 illustrations
Format
Drawing

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Illustrations produced for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, volume 123, 1832-1833, PT/73/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_73_16/illustrations-produced-for-the-philosophical-transactions-of-the-royal-society-volume-123, accessed on 14 July 2025

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