| RefNo | CLP/15ii/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The anatomy of the poisonous apparatus of the rattlesnake made by the direction of Hans Sloane' by John Ranby |
| Date | [1727] |
| Description | Ranby writes: 'This animal was sent from Virginia to an eminent merchant, and having been by him presented to Sir Hans Sloane, it was plac'd in my hands, on purpose to make such experiments with it as might inform mankind of the fatal symptoms which attend its bite, and the appearances in the dead bodies of such animals as have been bit by it.'
Subject: Zoology / Anatomy / Toxicology
Read to the Royal Society on 11 January 1727
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'The anatomy of the poisonous apparatus of a rattle-snake, made by the direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. Præs. Soc. Reg. & Coll. Med. Together with an account of the quick effects of its poison; by John Ranby, Esq; Surgeon to his Majesty's Houshold, and F. R. S.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 17p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1727.0025 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/13/15 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3287 | Ranby; John (1703 - 1773) | 1703 - 1773 |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |