| RefNo | CLP/15i/38 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'The description and figure of a scorpion from Barbary [North Africa]' by Richard Waller |
| Date | March 1689 |
| Description | Waller shares a description of a scorpion (Scorpiones), with a focus on its 'two great claws'. Followed by one page of figures, including a full-colour drawing of a scorpion.
Subject: Zoology / Arachnology
Read to the Royal Society on 27 March 1689 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/7/26 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6739 | Waller; Richard (c1646 - 1715); natural philosopher and translator | c 1646 - 1715 |