| Reference number | MC/1/115 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Jean-Baptiste Desgranges, Lyon, to Sir Humphry Davy, President of the Royal Society |
| Date | 27 June 1824 |
| Description | Regarding Desgranges' recent work 'Observations et remarques pratiques sur l'employ du seigle ergoté'. He references previous work done on the applications of the ergot fungus that grows on rye (claviceps purpurea) during labour.
[Attachments not present]. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8200 | Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist | 1778 - 1829 |