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Papers and letters regarding smallpox inoculation (also known as variolation). Main correspondent is Dr James Jurin FRS.
Note: Volumes 23i and 23ii are bound in one volume.
An alphabetical list of names of those who sent reports on inoculation case studies is inserted before CLP/23ii/1.

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CLP/23ii
Earliest possible date
1724-1726
Physical description
23i and 23ii are bound in one volume. Volume quarter bound in cream leather with tan cloth boards
Page extent
1 volume containing 91 papers
Format
Manuscript

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Classified papers: volume 23ii, inoculations, 1724-1726, CLP/23ii, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_23ii/classified-papers-volume-23ii-inoculations, accessed on 02 December 2024

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  • Classified Papers

    Dates: 1592-1741

    The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.

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