| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | MS 38/77 |
| Alt Ref No | 174 |
| Title | Papers of David Skene: correspondence: Letter from David Skene to John Ellis |
| Date | 11 December 1769 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Creator Name | David Skene (1731 - 1770), M.D., of Aberdeen |
| Description | Letter from David Skene to John Ellis in which he discusses the differences between animals and vegetables and comments briefly on the fallacy of Munckhausen's story; he requests Ellis' aid in interpreting a passage in Pallas' book and comments on it critically; he comments on Needham's animalculae infusoriae and the nature of 'indissoluble salt'; he asks for specimens and sends a sertularia pluma from the Cape of Good Hope, 11 December 1769. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |