Nouvelles considè̀rations sur la nature des glandes abdominals des monotrêmes, 1833 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 4271430
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Etienne, 1772-1844
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 10038 copy
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1833
- 2 cm. (1 folder)
- Summary:
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Notes on the classification of Monotremata (platypus, echidna) which was the subject of furious debate in the 1820's and 1830s. The collection contains an autograph manuscript of 18 pages stich-sewn; printed 'Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London' (44 pages) with a 4 page manuscript translation into French of the observations of Richard Owen; diagram mounted on card showing the dissection of a platypus, autograph notes, 1 July 1833. These notes were used for an article published 'Nouvelle considèrations sur la nature des glandes abdominals des monotrêmes' L'Institut, 2, no 75, 1834.
- Biography/History:
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French zoologist. Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire was appointed professor of quadrupeds, cetaceans, birds, reptiles and fish at the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 at the age of twenty-one. During his tenure he published a series of articles and monographs on the platypus.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 10038
- MS 10038 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3214192068
- In French, printed material contains some English.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1833
- Occupation:
- Zoologists
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1914 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1844
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1833
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