Manuscript, 'A further account of the generation of eels and the varyety of it in the wormkind particulared in the worm, snail and oister' by Benjamin Allen
Reference number: CLP/15ii/13/1
Date: 10 May 1729
Description
Allen discusses the reproduction of eels, earthworms, snails and oysters. Includes figures of the anatomy of snails and oysters.
Subject: Zoology / Reproduction
Read to the Royal Society on 19 and 26 June 1729
- Reference number
- CLP/15ii/13/1
- Earliest possible date
- 10 May 1729
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 10 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Manuscript, 'A further account of the generation of eels and the varyety of it in the wormkind particulared in the worm, snail and oister' by Benjamin Allen, 10 May 1729, CLP/15ii/13/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15ii_13_1/manuscript-a-further-account-of-the-generation-of-eels-and-the-varyety-of-it-in-the-wormkind-particulared-in-the-worm-snail-and-oister-by-benjamin-allen, accessed on 15 October 2026
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Paper, 'A further account of the generation of eels and the varyety of it in the wormkind particulared in the worm, snail and oister' by Benjamin Allen
10 May 1729 Reference number: CLP/15ii/13
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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