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'The manner of Hatching Chicken at Cairo observed by Mr John Graves 1639' communicated to the Royal Society by George Ent

Reference number: RBO/3/78

Date: 1668

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That eggs are put in ovens (furnaces) - figures in text
Figure 1 - ink
Figure 2 - ink
Read to the Royal Society on 5 March 1668
Another account of the method has been sent in 1663 by Monsieur Monconis.

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RBO/3/78
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1668
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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George Ent

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George Ent, 'The manner of Hatching Chicken at Cairo observed by Mr John Graves 1639' communicated to the Royal Society by George Ent, 1668, RBO/3/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_3_78/the-manner-of-hatching-chicken-at-cairo-observed-by-mr-john-graves-1639-communicated-to-the-royal-society-by-george-ent, accessed on 14 December 2024

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