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Translation of a letter from, Jean Baptiste Denis [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/D1/2

Date: 01 January 1666

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An account of an experiment to transfer blood from one dog to another as proof of circulation
Original letter was dated 9 March 1666

Reference number
EL/D1/2
Earliest possible date
01 January 1666
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Jean-Baptiste Denis

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Jean-Baptiste Denis, Translation of a letter from, Jean Baptiste Denis [to the Royal Society], 01 January 1666, EL/D1/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_2/translation-of-a-letter-from-jean-baptiste-denis-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 08 December 2025

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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