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Letter, from John Monro [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/M2/13

Date: 01 January 1699

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Concerning Monsieur Merrie's views on the circulation of blood and the circulation of blood in a foetus
Read to the Royal Society on 9 August 1699

Reference number
EL/M2/13
Earliest possible date
01 January 1699
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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John Monro

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John Monro, Letter, from John Monro [to the Royal Society], 01 January 1699, EL/M2/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_13/letter-from-john-monro-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 20 July 2025

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