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Paper, 'Some further account of the pith' by Dr [Nehemiah] Grew

Reference number: CLP/10i/14

Date: 12 June 1672

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Grew discusses the pith of vegetables and the character of the fibres in the pith. Grew also copies out Marcello Malpighi's description of the tracheae in vegetables.

Subject: Botany

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CLP/10i/14
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12 June 1672
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Nehemiah Grew

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Nehemiah Grew, Paper, 'Some further account of the pith' by Dr [Nehemiah] Grew, 12 June 1672, CLP/10i/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_10i_14/paper-some-further-account-of-the-pith-by-dr-nehemiah-grew, accessed on 27 April 2025

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