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Observations of newly-born piglet with a deformed face
Read to the Royal Society on 28 October 1725

Reference number
EL/P2/2
Earliest possible date
05 September 1725
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

J Purcell

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J Purcell, Letter, from J Purcell to Hans Sloane, dated at Weston near Ounly in Buckinghamshire, 05 September 1725, EL/P2/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p2_2/letter-from-j-purcell-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-weston-near-ounly-in-buckinghamshire, accessed on 16 September 2024

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  • Early Letters

    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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