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Letter, from John Daniel Major to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/M1/33

Date: 13 December 1664

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That Major had been injecting liquids into the veins of animals
Read to the Royal Society on 11 January 1664

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EL/M1/33
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13 December 1664
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Johann Daniel Major

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Johann Daniel Major, Letter, from John Daniel Major to Henry Oldenburg, 13 December 1664, EL/M1/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m1_33/letter-from-john-daniel-major-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 18 August 2026

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