| RefNo | CLP/9i/15 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, an account of a petrified piece of elm by [Philip] Packer |
| Date | March 1663 |
| Description | Description of a dead elm on the grounds of Mr Purefoy near his house 'Wadley', near farrington in Berkshire. Part of the elm has developed a petrified crust, as if fossilised or ossified, despite being above ground, and Packer cannot explain why.
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions' as: 'An Addition to the Instances of Petrification, enumerated in the last of these Papers'
Subject: Botany / Dendrology / Palaeoxyology |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1665.0124
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 1, no 19, p 329 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2767 | Packer; Philip (? 1618 - 1686); barrister and architect | ? 1618 - 1686 |