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Letter, from Monsieur Geoffroy to Hans Sloane, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/G1/70

Date: 09 September 1699

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Discussing the case of a young girl with dropsy

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EL/G1/70
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09 September 1699
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Etienne Francois Geoffroy

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Etienne Francois Geoffroy, Letter, from Monsieur Geoffroy to Hans Sloane, dated at Paris, 09 September 1699, EL/G1/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_70/letter-from-monsieur-geoffroy-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-paris, accessed on 15 January 2025

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