| RefNo | AP/13/8 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'On the life of plants and animals' by Sir Geo [George] Smith Gibbes |
| Date | [1828] |
| Description | Gibbes discusses the process of digestion and assimilation of food in plants and animals and how this process sustains life, discussing monades in depth. He describes experiments conducted to study this effect. Ink inscription at bottom of covering slip reads 'No 34'.
Subject: Biology
Received by Captain [Edward] Sabine on 28 December 1827. Read 10 January 1828. |
| Extent | 13p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3660 | Gibbes; Sir; George Smith (1771 - 1851) | 1771 - 1851 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |