Paper, 'An observation on insects in old willow' by Dr [Edmund] King
Reference number: CLP/15i/25
Date: 14 July 1670
Description
A piece of willow wood had been sent to King by John Bernard of Northamptonshire, which contained insects 'wrapt in green leaves'. King shares his observations on the insects.
Subject: Entomology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observations on insects, lodging themselves in old willows, produced before the Royal Society by Dr. Edmund King, July 14. 1670'
Read to the Royal Society on 14 July 1670
- Reference number
- CLP/15i/25
- Earliest possible date
- 14 July 1670
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edmond King, Paper, 'An observation on insects in old willow' by Dr [Edmund] King, 14 July 1670, CLP/15i/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15i_25/paper-an-observation-on-insects-in-old-willow-by-dr-edmund-king, accessed on 13 October 2026
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Observations on insects, lodging themselves in old willows, produced before the Royal Society by Dr. Edmund King, July 14. 1670 External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Edmond King
Date: 14th November 1670
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1670.0067
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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