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Hanoveran writes on the air, the ether and the atmosphere. He describes the characteristics of two regions of air in the atmosphere, the 'middle' and 'lower' regions. He goes on to explain how hot and cold atmospheres affect the human body.

Subject: Physiology

Reference number
CLP/14ii/27
Earliest possible date
14 December 1729
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
15 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'An essay to prove that the air, however wholesome by itself, yet alters (men) divers [sic] ways' by A M D Hanoveran, 14 December 1729, CLP/14ii/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14ii_27/paper-an-essay-to-prove-that-the-air-however-wholesome-by-itself-yet-alters-men-divers-sic-ways-by-a-m-d-hanoveran, accessed on 15 March 2026

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