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Letter, from Rowning to Mr [John] Dobbins, dated at Guildford

Reference number: EL/R1/68

Date: 17 November 1726

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Details of an unusual birth
Read to the Royal Society on 24 November 1726

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EL/R1/68
Earliest possible date
17 November 1726
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Letter, from Rowning to Mr [John] Dobbins, dated at Guildford, 17 November 1726, EL/R1/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r1_68/letter-from-rowning-to-mr-john-dobbins-dated-at-guildford, accessed on 21 March 2025

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