| RefNo | AP/12/16/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, 'Microscopical observations on the muscular fibres of the elephant' from Herbert Mayo to Sir Everard Home |
| Date | [1826] |
| Description | Mayo repeats the same microscopic observations on muscular fibres of an elephant killed at Exeter Change [Exeter Exchange, London] as those undertaken by Home on the human body. Followed by a postscript on the nervous filaments by Home.
Subject: Zoology / Physiology
Received by the Royal Society on 3 April 1826. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/12/16 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4668 | Home; Sir; Everard (1756 - 1832); surgeon | 1756 - 1832 |
| NA5470 | Mayo; Herbert (1796 - 1852) | 1796 - 1852 |