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Ranby shares observations of the bird's stomach and intestines.

Subject: Zoology / Anatomy

Read to the Royal Society on 13 March 1728

Reference number
CLP/15ii/12
Earliest possible date
1728
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Ranby

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John Ranby, Paper, 'Some observations made on opening a cormorant shot at the tower' by John Ranby, 1728, CLP/15ii/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15ii_12/paper-some-observations-made-on-opening-a-cormorant-shot-at-the-tower-by-john-ranby, accessed on 16 June 2025

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  • Classified Papers

    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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