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- c 1769 (Creation)
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1 volume
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Unknown
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The volume was located with the Petrus Camper translations (MS0061) although there is no indication that it is a translation of Camper. It is possible that it was found among the papers of Sir Richard Owen, along with the translation on the Orangutan.
GB 0114 MS0062 c 1769 Collection (fonds) 1 volume Unknown
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The volume was located with the Petrus Camper translations (MS0061) although there is no indication that it is a translation of Camper. It is possible that it was found among the papers of Sir Richard Owen, along with the translation on the Orangutan.
The provenance of this item is not known.
Manuscript volume titled 'On the Incubation of an Egg', c 1769, comprising notes and observations on the incubation of a hen's egg. Including references to the work of Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694), Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777), and John Hunter (1728-1793).
As outlined in Scope and Content.
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No photocopying permitted.
English and French
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Aug 2008 Agricultural products Animal products Camper , Petrus , 1722-1789 , Dutch comparative anatomist and palaeontologist x Camper , Peter x Camper , Pieter Eggs Haller , Albrecht von , 1708-1777 , Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet x von Haller , Albrecht Hunter , John , 1728-1793 , surgeon and anatomist Livestock Malpighi , Marcello , 1628-1694 , Italian doctor Observation Owen , Sir , Richard , 1804-1892 , Knight , comparative anatomist and palaeontologist Poultry (birds) Scientific methods Translation
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Manuscript volume titled 'On the Incubation of an Egg', c 1769, comprising notes and observations on the incubation of a hen's egg. Including references to the work of Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694), Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777), and John Hunter (1728-1793).
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As outlined in Scope and Content.
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By written appointment only.
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No photocopying permitted.
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- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English and French
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English