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Account of a five-year-old boy who suffered with convulsions by Richard Beard, dated at Worcester

Reference number: EL/B2/111

Date: 12 December 1728

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Observations of a five-year-old boy who suffered with convulsions, followed by an account of his post-mortem

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EL/B2/111
Earliest possible date
12 December 1728
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Beard

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Richard Beard, Account of a five-year-old boy who suffered with convulsions by Richard Beard, dated at Worcester, 12 December 1728, EL/B2/111, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_111/account-of-a-five-year-old-boy-who-suffered-with-convulsions-by-richard-beard-dated-at-worcester, accessed on 25 March 2025

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