| Reference number | RBO/3/38 |
| Alternative reference number | RBO.3.119 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'General Heads for making the Natural History of a Country' by Robert Boyle |
| Date | 9 May 1666 |
| Description | Definition of the categories required for comprehensive natural histories.
Main heads:
Air (astronomy, meteorology, location); Water (Sea, lakes, rivers, fishes) and Earth (geology, geography, ethnology, demography, agriculture).
Printed in the Philosophical Transactions, vol. 1 issue 11, pp. 186-189. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1665.0082 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBC/2/77 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |