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July 17, 1661. Sir Paul Neile having mentioned, that the king had, within four days past, desired to have a reason assigned, why the sensitive plants stir and contract themselves upon being touched; it was resolved, that Dr. Wilkins, Dr. Clarke, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Evelyn, and Dr. Goddard, be curators for examining the fact relating to those plants.
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Early Science at the Royal Society. Nature 114, 108 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114108a0
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