Letter, 'On the identity of the species of the dog, wolf and jackal' from John Hunter to Joseph Banks
Reference number: L&P/9/129
Date: 1789

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Subject: Zoology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A supplementary letter on the identity of the species of the dog, wolf, and jackal; from John Hunter, Esq. F. R. S. addressed to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S'
Read 30 April 1789
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- L&P/9/129
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- 1789
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- 4 pages
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John Hunter, Letter, 'On the identity of the species of the dog, wolf and jackal' from John Hunter to Joseph Banks, 1789, L&P/9/129, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_129/letter-on-the-identity-of-the-species-of-the-dog-wolf-and-jackal-from-john-hunter-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 16 March 2025
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XV. A supplementary letter on the identity of the species of the dog, wolf, and jackal; from John Hunter, Esq. F. R. S. addressed to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1789
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1789.0016
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Paper, 'Observations tending to show that the wolf, jackal and dog are all of the same species' by John Hunter
Creator: John Hunter Reference number: L&P/9/41
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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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Decade 9 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1786-1792 Reference number: L&P/9
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