Record

RefNoRBO/3/81
AltRefNoRBO.3.297
LevelItem
Title'An Anatomical Experiment by Order of the Society made in private by Dr King and Mr Hook' brought in by Edmond King
Date1668
Description'May 9 1668 in Order to your Commands, we made the experiment of filling a Dog's Lungs full of Air, and keeping the same Air without any admission of fresh Air, in this manner'

Read to the Royal Society on 14 May 1668
LanguageEnglish
Extent2 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8242Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher1635 - 1703
NA8134King; Sir; Edmond (1629 - 1709); physician and surgeon1629 - 1709
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