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RefNoAP/8A/17
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'An improved method of making anatomical preparations and preserving parts of animals' by Joseph Swan
Date21 March 1818
DescriptionSwan presents his new method of making anatomical preparations which he reports will result in superior specimens of muscles and nerves. He explains his method using a specimen of an arm as an example. Corrections appear throughout in ink.

Subject: Biology / Anatomy

Written by Swan in Lincoln [Lincolnshire, England]. Communicated by Astley Cooper.
Extent16p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7001Cooper; Sir; Astley Paston (1768 - 1841)1768 - 1841
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