Earthworm
Date
late 19th century
Creator
Alfred Gibbs Bourne (1859 - 1940, British) , Zoologist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (paper): 255mm
width (paper): 201mm
width (paper): 201mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Study of an earthworm Lumbricina, with a pink mouth and blue line running down main body representing the gut. Segments are clearly defined. Specimen found in Conoor, Tamil Nadu, India.
Inscribed in pencil: '51 Conoor 12-1-89'.
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 pencil: '51 Conoor 12-1-89'.
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)