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Unpublished paper, 'The structure of the mucous membrane of the uterus, and its periodical change' by John Williams

Reference number: AP/56/6

Date: 1874

Description

The paper consists of observations made on the uteruses of nine unnamed women who had died in different stages of the monthly period. Williams presents case studies for each of the women.

Marked on front as 'Archives Nov 5/74'.

Subject: Physiology

Received 21 March 1874. Read 30 April 1874. Communicated by [William] Sharpey.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 22 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The structure of the mucous membrane of the uterus and its periodical changes'.

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AP/56/6
Earliest possible date
1874
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Ink on paper
Page extent
33 pages
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Manuscript

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John Williams

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John Williams, Unpublished paper, 'The structure of the mucous membrane of the uterus, and its periodical change' by John Williams, 1874, AP/56/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_56_6/unpublished-paper-the-structure-of-the-mucous-membrane-of-the-uterus-and-its-periodical-change-by-john-williams, accessed on 21 June 2025

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