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Paper, 'Further observations on the anatomy and physiology of nautilus' by John Denis Macdonald

Reference number: AP/39/13

Date: April 1856

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Macdonald presents his observations on species of nautilus, including observations on their ears and eyes.

Annotations in pencil throughout. Followed by one figure in coloured ink of nautilus anatomy.

Subject: Zoology / Malacology

Received 13 January 1857. Read 19 February 1857. Communicated by Captain [Henry Mangles] Denham.

A version of this paper was published in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Further observations on the anatomy and physiology of Nautilus'.

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AP/39/13
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April 1856
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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5 pages
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Drawing
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John Denis Macdonald

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John Denis Macdonald, Paper, 'Further observations on the anatomy and physiology of nautilus' by John Denis Macdonald, April 1856, AP/39/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_39_13/paper-further-observations-on-the-anatomy-and-physiology-of-nautilus-by-john-denis-macdonald, accessed on 22 April 2025

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