Below are a selection of further resources related to John Ray from around the web. Please note that the Trust is not responsible for the content of any of the external websites listed.
Free copies of Ray’s Works available Online
Catalogue of Cambridge Plants, 1660 (In Latin)
Table of Plants in John Wilkins, An Essay Toward a Real Character, 1668
Catalogue of English Plants, 1670
Collection of English Proverbs, 1670
Observations in the Low Countries and Catalogue of plants not native to England, 1673
Collection of English Words not usually used, 1674
The Ornithology of Francis Willughby, 1676 (In Latin)
The Ornithology of Francis Willughby, 1678
New Method of Plants, 1682 (In Latin)
Willughby’s History of Fishes, 1686 (In Latin)
History of Plants, Volume 1, 1686 (In Latin)
History of Plants, Volume 2, 1688 (In Latin)
Synopsis of British Plants, 1690 (In Latin)
The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation, 1691
Miscellaneous discourses concerning the dissolution and changes of the world, 1692
Synopsis of Animals and Reptiles, 1693 (In Latin)
Collection of European Plants, 1694
A Persuasive to a Holy Life, 1703
History of Plants, Volume 3, 1704
Posthumous Publications:
Method and History of Insects, 1710 (In Latin)
Synopsis of Birds and Fishes, 1713 (In Latin)
Three Physico-Theological Discourses, 1713
Philosophical letters between the late learned Mr Ray and several of his ingenious correspondents, 1718
Edwin Lankester, ed. The correspondence of John Ray, 1848
External Websites
The Ray Society – Established in 1844 to publish natural history works with special reference to the flora and fauna of the British Isles, named in honour of John Ray
Britannica biography of John Ray
Local Museums and Groups
Braintree District Museum Home to collections, display and information on John Ray
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