Paper, 'Description of a rare species of worm shells near Sumatra' by John Griffiths and Everard Home
Reference number: L&P/12/129
Date: 1806
Description
Contains eleven plates.
Subject: Zoology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Description of a rare species of worm shells, discovered at an island lying off the north-west coast of the island of Sumatra, in the East Indies. By J. Griffiths, Esq. Communicated by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, K. B. P. R. S'
Read 13 February 1806
- Reference number
- L&P/12/129
- Earliest possible date
- 1806
- Physical description
- Ink on paper and eleven plates
- Page extent
- 48 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Griffiths, Everard Home, Paper, 'Description of a rare species of worm shells near Sumatra' by John Griffiths and Everard Home, 1806, L&P/12/129, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_129/paper-description-of-a-rare-species-of-worm-shells-near-sumatra-by-john-griffiths-and-everard-home, accessed on 06 June 2026
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XII. Description of a rare species of worm shells, discovered at an island lying off the north-west coast of the island of Sumatra, in the East Indies. By J. Griffiths, Esq. Communicated by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, K. B. P. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1806
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1806.0014
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Decade 12 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1801-1806 Reference number: L&P/12
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