Letter, 'On a method for preparing birds for preservation' from Thomas Davies to John Ellis
Reference number: L&P/5/165
Date: 12 March 1770
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Subject: Zoology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Captain Davies to John Ellis, Esquire. F. R. S. on a method of preparing birds for preservation'
Read 22 March 1770
- Reference number
- L&P/5/165
- Earliest possible date
- 12 March 1770
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Thomas Davies, Letter, 'On a method for preparing birds for preservation' from Thomas Davies to John Ellis, 12 March 1770, L&P/5/165, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_165/letter-on-a-method-for-preparing-birds-for-preservation-from-thomas-davies-to-john-ellis, accessed on 10 July 2025
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XVI. A letter from Captain Davies to John Ellis, Esquire. F. R. S. on a method of preparing birds for preservation External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1771
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1770.0016
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Decade 5 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1768-1772 Reference number: L&P/5
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