| RefNo | AP/39/36 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On the causes and phenomena of the repulsion of water from the feathers of water-fowl and the leaves of plants' by George Buist |
| Date | 1857 |
| Description | Buist shares his observations on lilypads (Nymphaeaceae) and lotus leaves (Nelumbo nucifera) in a pond.
Subject: Chemistry / Biology
Received 3 April 1857.
Written by Buist in Bombay [Mumbai].
A version of this paper was published in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the causes and phenomena of the repulsion of water from the feathers of water-fowl and the leaves of plants'. |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0136 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1647 | Buist; George (1805 - 1860) | 1805 - 1860 |