An account of a new zoophyte, or animal plant, from Groenland : in a letter to Albert Haller / Written in High German by Christlob Mylius ; Now translated into English.

  • Mylius, Christlob, 1722-1754.
Date:
1754
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Credit: An account of a new zoophyte, or animal plant, from Groenland : in a letter to Albert Haller / Written in High German by Christlob Mylius ; Now translated into English. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cerning the remarkable Difcovery Mr. Ellis had made, with a great Deal of Patience and Attention, by the Ufe of a Microfcope, he being fo kind as to convince us of the Truth, by applying his Microfcope upon fundry Moires of the little Coral. It will, doubt- lefs give you a great deal of Satisfaction, Sir, when I here acquaint you that Mr. Ellis’s Book, containing his Difcoveiies by the Mi¬ crofcope, is in the Prefs, and will probably be publifhed the latter End of this Year: I have feen already a good many Cuts to it at his Houfe. I fpeak juftly of this Work, as of new Difcoveries. For although the Corals and Corallous Sea-Plants are already known to be the Habitations of feveral Sea-Vermine, No-body has yet made any fuch Difcoveries* concerning the above-mentioned fmaller Sorts of Vegetable-like Sea-ProduCtions. This Excurlion has rather brought me nearer to, than farther off from my Pur- pofe. I am now in a Capacity to confefs with more Certainty than before, that I take D this