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Paper, 'A further account of the libella or mayfly' by John Bartram

Reference number: L&P/2/112

Date: 1750

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Subject: Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A further account of the libellæ or May-flies, from Mr. John Bartram of Pensylvania, communicated by Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S'

Read 5 April 1750

Reference number
L&P/2/112
Earliest possible date
1750
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'A further account of the libella or mayfly' by John Bartram, 1750, L&P/2/112, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_112/paper-a-further-account-of-the-libella-or-mayfly-by-john-bartram, accessed on 12 December 2024

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