'An account of a very large Eel lately caught at Malden in Essex, with some considerations about the Generation of Eels by Dr Dale'
Reference number: RBO/8/20
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Quotes from John Ray, Mr Daniel Apothecary of Colchester and Strabo about eels (in Latin) - that the eel caught in Malden was seven foot in length; discussing Leeuwenhoek's work on eels; whether eels are oviparous or viviparous
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- RBO/8/20
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- 7 pages
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- Manuscript
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'An account of a very large Eel lately caught at Malden in Essex, with some considerations about the Generation of Eels by Dr Dale', RBO/8/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_8_20/an-account-of-a-very-large-eel-lately-caught-at-malden-in-essex-with-some-considerations-about-the-generation-of-eels-by-dr-dale, accessed on 06 March 2026
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 8, copies of papers communicated 1695-1700
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