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RefNoPT/75/1/1
LevelItem
TitleDrawing, 'Tetanus - part of p. fasc. [primitive fasciculi] of complexus' by [William Bowman?]
Date19 February 1841
DescriptionPlate 2 showing a portion of a primitive fasciculus from the complexus muscle. Inscribed recto and verso with publication and plate details. A pencil inscription to right of title reads 'Feb. 19. 1841.' Parts of the figure are labelled below. An ink inscription verso reads 'Mr Bowman's additional note on muscular contraction.' Not signed.

Subject: Physiology

Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'Additional note on the contraction of voluntary muscle in the living body' by William Bowman.

Received by the Royal Society on 15 April 1841. Read 29 April 1841.
Extent2p
FormatDrawing
PhysicalDescriptionGraphite on paper
Dimensions308x160mm
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1841.0009
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0161
RelatedRecordPT/25/3
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3689Bowman; Sir; William (1816 - 1892)1816 - 1892
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