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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1848

Reference number: PT/34

Date: December 1845 - May 1848

Description

Volume containing the manuscript versions of papers published by the Royal Society in volume 138 of Philosophical Transactions in 1848.

The volume also includes some original illustrations and figures in various media (drawings, watercolours) in support of the papers.

Missing from this volume are manuscripts for the following papers:
'On the structure of chitons' by John Edward Gray.

Reference number
PT/34
Earliest possible date
December 1845 - May 1848
Physical description
Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on spine
Page extent
One volume containing 18 papers
Format
Manuscript

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Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1848, December 1845 - May 1848, PT/34, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_34/manuscripts-of-papers-published-in-philosophical-transactions-1848, accessed on 06 December 2024

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  • Philosophical Transactions

    Dates: 1802-1865

    The 'Philosophical Transactions' collection comprises manuscript versions of papers published in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, the world’s first and longest continuously running journal dedicated to science.

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