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Paper, 'Of the worm in wood; of swallows wintering; of copper springs; of fur of animals; and of noxious animals in England' by Richard Forster

Reference number: L&P/4/99

Date: 1762

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Subject: Zoology

Read 4 March 1762

Reference number
L&P/4/99
Earliest possible date
1762
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
13 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Of the worm in wood; of swallows wintering; of copper springs; of fur of animals; and of noxious animals in England' by Richard Forster, 1762, L&P/4/99, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_99/paper-of-the-worm-in-wood-of-swallows-wintering-of-copper-springs-of-fur-of-animals-and-of-noxious-animals-in-england-by-richard-forster, accessed on 12 June 2025

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