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RefNoAP/58/11/1
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished manuscript, 'Comparative anatomy of the auditory ossicula of the Mammalia. Part I' by Alban H [Henry Griffiths] Doran
CreatorDoran; Alban Henry Griffith (1849-1927); British anatomist; surgeon; pathologist
Date1876
DescriptionDoran's observations have been made during the preparation of a series of the small ear bones of the higher Vertebrata for the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, an undertaking which was commenced in the autumn of 1874. Doran aims to demonstrate how far the characteristics of the auditory ossicles of the Mammalia accord with those distinctions throughout the whole organisation which have assisted anatomists in giving a definite position to each member of the class.

Annotations in ink throughout. Includes seven plates of figures of the auditory ossicles of various mammals.

Subject: Anatomy / Osteology / Otology

Received 5 May 1876. Read 15 June 1876. Communicated by W H [William Henry] Flower.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 25 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the comparative anatomy of the auditory ossicles of the mammalia'.
Extent254p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1876.0022
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5526Flower; Sir; William Henry (1831 - 1899)1831 - 1899
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