An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”
16076 entries, 14164 authors and 1948 subjects. Updated: January 31, 2025
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An essay towards the natural history of the corallines, and other marine productions of the like kind, commonly found on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. To which is added the description of a large marine polype taken near the North Pole, by the whale-fishers, in the summer 1753.London: Printed for the author & A. Millar, 1755.The first work to state the animal nature of corals, which had previously been regarded as marine plants. It has been asserted that although unsigned, some of the plates are after drawings by Ehret. Digital facsimile from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link. Subjects: BIOLOGY › Marine Biology, ZOOLOGY › Anthozoology Permalink: garrison-morton.com/id/14951 |