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Paper, 'An investigation into Dr. [Reinier] de Graef's proposed substance of the Testicle' by Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: CLP/24/43

Date: 10 November 1668

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Oldenburg records the results of an experiment he carried out into the substance of the testicle, as 'ordered by ye Society', to investigate whether his results agreed with those of Dr. [Reiner] de Graef.

Subject: Anatomy

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CLP/24/43
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10 November 1668
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2 pages
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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Paper, 'An investigation into Dr. [Reinier] de Graef's proposed substance of the Testicle' by Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society, 10 November 1668, CLP/24/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_24_43/paper-an-investigation-into-dr-reinier-de-graefs-proposed-substance-of-the-testicle-by-henry-oldenburg-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 04 December 2024

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