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Letter, from James Theodorus Klein to Hans Sloane, dated at Danzig (Gdansk)

Reference number: EL/K/35

Date: 12 January 1730

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Concerning a paper about an aquatic insect (printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 40, no 447, p 150 in Latin); concerning his catalogue of birds; examining the thoracic duct by using Duverney's method of filling lymphatic duct with milk

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EL/K/35
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12 January 1730
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Jacobus Theodorus Klein

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James Theodorus Klein

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Jacobus Theodorus Klein, James Theodorus Klein, Letter, from James Theodorus Klein to Hans Sloane, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), 12 January 1730, EL/K/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_k_35/letter-from-james-theodorus-klein-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-danzig-gdansk, accessed on 17 July 2026

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