| RefNo | AP/9/20/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding a discovery in the eye of the bowhead whale from J A [John Atkinson?] Ransome to Astley Cooper |
| Date | 19 November 1819 |
| Description | Ransome describes his discovery of muscles in the eye of the Balaena mysticetus [bowhead whale] that allow the eye to switch from flat to convex. He writes that he sent one dissected eye to show the muscles and requests that Cooper present the paper to the Royal Society.
Subject: Zoology
Written by Ransome in Manchester [England] and addressed to Cooper in London. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/9/20 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7001 | Cooper; Sir; Astley Paston (1768 - 1841) | 1768 - 1841 |