| Reference number | MS/366/2/1 |
| Previous numbers | MS/367/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | The Cameleon by Dr [Jonathan] Goddard |
| Date | 1661 |
| Description | A note on the first page states that the paper was read on 30 October 1661. Further notes state that the paper was put in the R[egister] B[ook] [volume] 1 [page] 106 and 'Ph[ilosophical] Trans[actions] 137.
Discusses the etymology of the word 'cameleon' and the contemporary views, connotations and parables associated with the animal. The main part of the paper comprises a detailed anatomical study of the cameleon based on observations of a specimen, and dissection after its death. Discusses the observations of others including Aristotle.
A summary of this paper appears in Philosophical Transactions Volume 12, Number 137 (10 February 1678), page 930. |
| Extent | 22p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1677.0034 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8226 | Goddard; Jonathan (c1617 - 1675); physician, chemist, and anatomist | c1617 - 1675 |