'Monstrous puppy' Finish:none John Ball (1818-1889) glaciologist

John Ball (1818-1889) glaciologist

At the fifth attempt the two ships reached their destinations and the two continents were finally joined on 5th August 1858 starting at Valentia Harbour in Ireland

displaying the royal procession on the River Thames

During the 1930s he was also Vice-Chairman of the National Trust

'Monstrous puppy' Finish:none John Ball (1818-1889) glaciologistTwo studies, above and below, of conjoined puppies showing a single head but two sets of back legs and tails. Inscribed: 'A monsterous pupe shewne to y. Society May [169 erased] 1700'. Not signed. Numbered verso, '20'. Details of the dog are given in the Royal Society's Journal Book [JBO 10] at a meeting of 29 May 1700: 'A person shew'd a monstrous puppy; it had one head, a large tongue, 2 hinder bodys, 7 legs it was hurt in y. coming into y. world,