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Letter, from William Clark to Dr [George] Douglas

Reference number: EL/C2/65

Date: 23 February 1726

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Concerning the delivery of a premature foetus
Read to the Royal Society on 3 March 1725

Reference number
EL/C2/65
Earliest possible date
23 February 1726
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript
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William Clark

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William Clark, Letter, from William Clark to Dr [George] Douglas, 23 February 1726, EL/C2/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_65/letter-from-william-clark-to-dr-george-douglas, accessed on 13 May 2026

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