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RefNoRBO/16/17
AltRefNoRBO.16.102
LevelItem
TitleAn account of a treatise by M A Cappeller on the natural history of Mount Pilatus in Switzerland, taken from the Latin by Cromwell Mortimer
Date1731
DescriptionConcerns the naming and geography of Pilatus; concerning the atmosphere/weather around the mountain; history of unusual seasons/unusual weather; concerning the hydrography of Mount Pilatus; of the subterraneous curiosities and fossils of Mount Pilatus; of the vegetables of Pilatus; of the animals on and about Mount Pilatus, and first of the Quadrupeds, and birds; of the fish in the rivers and neighbouring lakes
Read at the Royal Society between 8 April to 8 July 1731
LanguageEnglish
Extent33 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA2708Capeller; Maurice Antonio de (1685 - 1769)1685 - 1769
NA8055Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752)c 1699 - 1752
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