| Reference number | PT/71 |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Title | Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1865 |
| Date | December 1862 - June 1865 |
| Description | The first of two volumes containing the manuscript versions of papers published by the Royal Society in volume 155 of Philosophical Transactions in 1865. This volume comprises papers IX-XVII.
The volume also includes some original illustrations and figures in various media (drawings, watercolours) in support of the papers.
Missing from this volume are manuscripts for the following papers:
'On the sextactic points of a plane curve' by Arthur Cayley; and
'On the marsupial pouches, mammary glands, and mammary fœtus of the Echidna hystrix' by Richard Owen [plates are present]. |
| Extent | One volume containing seven papers and one set of plates |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on spine |
| Dimensions | 35.5cm x 24.5cm |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | MS/421/1 |
| MS/424 |