| Reference number | L&P/8/147 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Of the sensitive quality of the tree Averrhoa carambola' from Robert Bruce to Joseph Banks |
| Date | 23 November 1783 |
| Description | Subject: Botany
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the sensitive quality of the tree Averrhoa Carambola. In a letter from Robert Bruce, M.D. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S'
Read 14 April 1785 |
| Extent | 11p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1785.0020 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6089 | Bruce; Robert (1626 - 1685); 2nd Earl of Elgin and 1st Earl of Ailesbury; nobleman and politician | 1626 - 1685 |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |