Figures, regarding the dissection of a dolphin by Benjamin Allen
Reference number: CLP/15ii/14/2
Date: 1729
Description
Four pages of figures of the dissection of a dolphin. Includes the brain, spleen, liver and lungs.
Subject: Zoology / Anatomy
Read to the Royal Society on 19 June 1729
- Reference number
- CLP/15ii/14/2
- Earliest possible date
- 1729
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Drawing
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Figures, regarding the dissection of a dolphin by Benjamin Allen, 1729, CLP/15ii/14/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15ii_14_2/figures-regarding-the-dissection-of-a-dolphin-by-benjamin-allen, accessed on 15 May 2025
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