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'A Generall & Comparative Description of the Stalk or Branch of a Plant' by Nehemiah Grew

Reference number: RBO/4/60

Date: 1675

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Discussing the structure of bark, wood, pith and vessels in different species - elder, walnut, fig, oak
Read to the Royal Society on 25 February 1675

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RBO/4/60
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1675
Page extent
15 pages
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Manuscript

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'A Generall & Comparative Description of the Stalk or Branch of a Plant' by Nehemiah Grew, 1675, RBO/4/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_4_60/a-generall-comparative-description-of-the-stalk-or-branch-of-a-plant-by-nehemiah-grew, accessed on 14 July 2025

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