Paper, regarding the dissection of a dolphin by Benjamin Allen
Reference number: CLP/15ii/14
Date: 1729
Description
Allen shares a description of the anatomy of the 'Phocaena rostrata rostro breviori' or short bill mouthed dolphin. Includes four pages of figures of the dissection.
Subject: Zoology / Anatomy
Read to the Royal Society on 19 June 1729
- Reference number
- CLP/15ii/14
- Earliest possible date
- 1729
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, regarding the dissection of a dolphin by Benjamin Allen, 1729, CLP/15ii/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15ii_14/paper-regarding-the-dissection-of-a-dolphin-by-benjamin-allen, accessed on 15 March 2026
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Manuscript, regarding the dissection of a dolphin by Benjamin Allen
1729 Reference number: CLP/15ii/14/1 -
Figures, regarding the dissection of a dolphin by Benjamin Allen
1729 Reference number: CLP/15ii/14/2
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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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