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Paper, 'The natural history of the Gnou [Wildebeest]' by William Harvey

Reference number: L&P/6/208

Date: 13 June 1776

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Contains plate.

Subject: Zoology

Read 27 June 1776

Reference number
L&P/6/208
Earliest possible date
13 June 1776
Physical description
Ink on paper and plate
Page extent
20 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'The natural history of the Gnou [Wildebeest]' by William Harvey, 13 June 1776, L&P/6/208, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_208/paper-the-natural-history-of-the-gnou-wildebeest-by-william-harvey, accessed on 10 October 2024

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