Letter, from Colin McLaurin [to the Royal Society], dated at Nancy in Lorraine
Reference number: EL/L6/15
Date: 07 April 1723
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Concerning the birth of Siamese twins in Lorraine (engraved figures are attached); details of a girl who pretended to live without nourishment for 25 months, except for a little water
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- EL/L6/15
- Earliest possible date
- 07 April 1723
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript and Printed
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Colin MacLaurin, Letter, from Colin McLaurin [to the Royal Society], dated at Nancy in Lorraine, 07 April 1723, EL/L6/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l6_15/letter-from-colin-mclaurin-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-nancy-in-lorraine, accessed on 30 April 2025
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