Internal anatomy of an earthworm
Date
late 19th century
Creator
Alfred Gibbs Bourne (1859 - 1940, British) , Zoologist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (paper): 200mm
width (paper): 161mm
width (paper): 161mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Anatomical study of an earthworm Lumbricina, depicting the mouth, four pairs of pseudohearts, esophagus, gizzard and intestines.
Inscribed in top right corner in pencil: 'Little white bodies on intestine seem to be proliferating corps. Same seen in PxI.'
From the papers of Alfred Gibbs Bourne, which record his studies into the anatomy and development of the species of earthworm he encountered while in South India.
Alfred Gibbs Bourne British zoologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1895. He began his career as assistant to Ray Lankester, and was later appointed chair of Biology at the Presidency College, Madras.
Inscribed in top right corner in pencil: 'Little white bodies on intestine seem to be proliferating corps. Same seen in PxI.'
From the papers of Alfred Gibbs Bourne, which record his studies into the anatomy and development of the species of earthworm he encountered while in South India.
Alfred Gibbs Bourne British zoologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1895. He began his career as assistant to Ray Lankester, and was later appointed chair of Biology at the Presidency College, Madras.
Object history
From the papers of Alfred Gibbs Bourne, which records his studies into the anatomy and development of various species of earthworm.
Related fellows
Edwin Ray Lankester (1847 - 1929, British)