Paper, regarding a classification scheme for animals by unknown author
Reference number: CLP/15i/32
Date: 1675-1680
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The author attempts to create a classification scheme for animals based on physical appearance. There are categories for cloven-hoofed and clawed beasts, quilled animals, 'rapacious beasts of the cat kind', and a detailed section on classifying birds. The author goes on to describe 'the crustaceous animals'.
Subject: Zoology / Taxonomy
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- CLP/15i/32
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- 1675-1680
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- Page extent
- 17 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, regarding a classification scheme for animals by unknown author, 1675-1680, CLP/15i/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15i_32/paper-regarding-a-classification-scheme-for-animals-by-unknown-author, accessed on 10 December 2024
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