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Paper, 'An account of the reproduction of insects' by Francis Willughby

Reference number: CLP/15i/2

Date: 1661

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Willughby shares observations on the reproduction and lifespan of the Melitaea aurelia.

Subject: Entomology

Read to the Royal Society on 20 November 1661

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CLP/15i/2
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1661
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Willughby

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Francis Willughby, Paper, 'An account of the reproduction of insects' by Francis Willughby, 1661, CLP/15i/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15i_2/paper-an-account-of-the-reproduction-of-insects-by-francis-willughby, accessed on 24 January 2025

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