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Letter, 'Some remarks upon the observation mentioned in the foregoing letter' from William Beckett to the Royal Society

Reference number: CLP/14ii/19

Date: 1724

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Beckett comments upon Dr Joseph Wasse's letter on the differences in human height depending on whether it is night or day which was originally published in Philosophical Transactions vol 33, issue 383.

Subject: Anatomy / Physiology

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Some remarks upon the observation mentioned in the foregoing letter. By Mr. William Beckett, Surgeon F. R. S'

Read to the Royal Society on 25 June 1724

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CLP/14ii/19
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1724
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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William Beckett

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William Beckett, Letter, 'Some remarks upon the observation mentioned in the foregoing letter' from William Beckett to the Royal Society, 1724, CLP/14ii/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14ii_19/letter-some-remarks-upon-the-observation-mentioned-in-the-foregoing-letter-from-william-beckett-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 09 May 2026

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