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Description

Contains two figures.

Subject: Botany/Mathematics

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of an inverted iris, observed on the grass in September, and another in October, 1751, by Philip Carteret Webb Esq; F. R. S'

Read 25 October 1751

Reference number
L&P/2/228
Earliest possible date
1751
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
9 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Philip Carteret Webb

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Philip Carteret Webb, Paper, 'On an inverted iris seen on grass' by Philip Carteret Webb, 1751, L&P/2/228, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_228/paper-on-an-inverted-iris-seen-on-grass-by-philip-carteret-webb, accessed on 02 December 2024

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