On the Incubation of an Egg
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0114 MS0062 |
Held at | : Royal College of Surgeons of England Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums-and-archives/archives/ › |
Full title | : On the Incubation of an Egg |
Date(s) | : c 1769 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 volume |
Name of creator(s) | : Unknown |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Unknown
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
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).
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English and French
System of arrangement:
As outlined in Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
By written appointment only.
Conditions governing reproduction:
No photocopying permitted.
Finding aids:
Archival Information
Archival history:
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.
Immediate source of acquisition:
The provenance of this item is not known.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Rules or conventions:
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.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Aug 2008
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