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Letter, from John Philip Jordis [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/I1/179

Date: 01 June 1681

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Presents bladder stones from an ox to the Royal Society; concerning a child with a large head
Read to the Royal Society on 13 July 1681

Reference number
EL/I1/179
Earliest possible date
01 June 1681
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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John Philip Jordis

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John Philip Jordis, Letter, from John Philip Jordis [to the Royal Society], 01 June 1681, EL/I1/179, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_179/letter-from-john-philip-jordis-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 15 May 2025

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