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Paper, 'An account of a foetus found in the dissection of a woman who was killed by a fall from a window' by unknown author

Reference number: CLP/14i/50

Date: 1690s

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Account in Latin of the discovery of a foetus in the womb of a woman who had died after falling from a window. Following the account is a sentimental poem in French about foetuses who die before birth.

Subject: Medicine

Reference number
CLP/14i/50
Earliest possible date
1690s
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'An account of a foetus found in the dissection of a woman who was killed by a fall from a window' by unknown author, 1690s, CLP/14i/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14i_50/paper-an-account-of-a-foetus-found-in-the-dissection-of-a-woman-who-was-killed-by-a-fall-from-a-window-by-unknown-author, accessed on 09 June 2026

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