| Reference number | AP/23/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Notice relative to the form of the blood-particles of the Ornithorhynchus hystrix' by John Davy |
| Date | 13 April 1840 |
| Description | Davy observes that a portion of the blood of the Ornithorhynchus hystrix, when mixed with a strong solution of common salt, exhibits some globules of irregular shape. Another portion of blood observed by Davy, preserved in syrup, contains numerous globules of irregular and circular shape. Davy concludes that as none of the globules are elliptical, like those of birds, the Ornithorhynchus hystrix is more likely to belong in the class of Mammalia.
Subject: Zoology / Haematology
Received 15 April 1840.
Written by Davy in Chatham [England].
Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 4 of Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society] as 'Notice relative to the form of the blood-particles of the ornithorhynchus hystrix'. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0118 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3369 | Davy; John (1790 - 1868); surgeon | 1790 - 1868 |