| Reference number | L&P/5/139 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Luminouness of the sea' by John Canton |
| Date | 1769 |
| Description | Subject: Geography
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Experiments to prove that the luminousness of the sea arises from the putrefaction of its animal substances'
Read 21 December 1767 |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1769.0063 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5672 | Canton; John (1718 - 1772); natural philosopher | 1718 - 1772 |