From:
Grégoire Fontana
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
5 May 1792
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/103, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Sends Italian translation of Smith's "Linnean Transactions" paper 'Introductory Discourse on the Rise and Progress of Natural History' via [Eusebio] Valli [(1755-1816) physician]. Introduces Valli and relates his work on [Luigi] Galvani's [(1737-1798) physician and physicist] discoveries in animal electricity.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London