Of the electric property of the torpedo. In a Letter from John Walsh, Esq., F.R.S., to Benjamin Franklin, Esq., LL.D., F.R.S., Ac. R. Par. Soc. Ext., &c.; in Phil. Trans., 63, 461-80, pll.[19], 3 figs.
Publisher Information: London: Lockyer Davis, 1773. Folding plate no. [19] illustrates the male and female torpedo fish. Whole volume, 507pp., 20 copper plls.. 180 x 230mm. Red contemporary cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Spine is a bit rubbed. From the library of Sir W.M. J. Pope with his bookplate to paste down. Library stamp on the title page. Pages a bit toned, otherwise a good copy. Book Id: 50183
The first accurate study of the electrical organs of the torpedo fish were made by Walsh, who was given the Copely Medal of the Royal Society for his work on the subject. Walsh proved that the shock of the torpedo was electrical, and that the fish could only send the shock through a conductor. Garrison-Morton.com No. 589.
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