The electrical eel: or, gymnotus electricus. Inscrib'd to the Honourable Members of the R***l S*****y / by Adam Strong, Naturalist [i.e. J. Perry].

  • Perry, James, 1756-1821.
Date:
1777
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Credit: The electrical eel: or, gymnotus electricus. Inscrib'd to the Honourable Members of the R***l S*****y / by Adam Strong, Naturalist [i.e. J. Perry]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    But old Philofopher, And Phyfician, Moses, To have tempted the divine Eve, in the living Garden of Eden As thefe Labours and Studies, To fix the Genus and Properties Of this infinuating Reptile, Have been the purfuit of the Author’s Life, from Fifteen to Thirty Eight, He flatters himfelf, that the Reward of his Studies Will be an Honourable Admiflion Into Your Learned Society; And if He has fo well ufed his time, in the pleafing inveftigations Of The natural virtues of the EEL, He will, with unfeigned Gratitude, confefs. That it is the only circumftance of his Studies That hath Produced him any fignal Reward. For to obtain Such a Meed, and fuch a Diftindtion, For the pleafures of Diving into the fecrets Of Nature, Will be a gratification to his mental faculties. Unexpe