Letter, from John Arbuthnot to Justice [John] Chamberlayne
Reference number: EL/A/53
Date: 30 April 1711
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Concerning Chamberlayne's comments on Arbuthnot's article about divine providence, and not chance, for determining the equal number of male and female babies being born
See EL/A/54 for Arbuthnot's article on this
Subject: Demography/ Religion
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- EL/A/53
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- 30 April 1711
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- 2 pages
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John Arbuthnot, Letter, from John Arbuthnot to Justice [John] Chamberlayne, 30 April 1711, EL/A/53, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_a_53/letter-from-john-arbuthnot-to-justice-john-chamberlayne, accessed on 25 March 2025
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