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Graunt shares observations on the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and salmon (Salmoninae).

Subject: Zoology

Reference number
CLP/15i/7
Earliest possible date
19 August 1663
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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John Graunt

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John Graunt, Paper, 'An account of the multiplication and growth of carpes and salmons' by Mr [John] Graunt, 19 August 1663, CLP/15i/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15i_7/paper-an-account-of-the-multiplication-and-growth-of-carpes-and-salmons-by-mr-john-graunt, accessed on 14 July 2026

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    The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.

    Dates: 1592 - 1741

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