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Observations of the anatomy of crayfish by Jean Gaspar de Woulffen for Monsieur de Mayerne

Reference number: EL/W3/1

Date: 1642

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EL/W3/1
Earliest possible date
1642
Page extent
7 pages
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Manuscript

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Jean Gaspar de Woulffen

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Jean Gaspar de Woulffen, Observations of the anatomy of crayfish by Jean Gaspar de Woulffen for Monsieur de Mayerne, 1642, EL/W3/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_1/observations-of-the-anatomy-of-crayfish-by-jean-gaspar-de-woulffen-for-monsieur-de-mayerne, accessed on 18 April 2026

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