| Reference number | CLP/10i/43 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Method of finding the vertues of plants by their structure' by Dr [Patrick] Blair |
| Date | [1719] |
| Description | Paper by Blair regarding ways that have been used to determine benefits of certain plants since ancient times. Blair explains how physical characteristics can be used to determine potential uses of plants.
Subject: Botany
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A discourse concerning a method of discovering the Virtues of Plants by their external structure, By the same'.
Read to the Royal Society on 25 February 1719. |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1720.0010
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 31 (1720), p 30 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7756 | Blair; Patrick (fl 1706 - 1728); physician and botanist | fl 1706 - 1728 |