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Letter, from William Rutty to Dr [William] Oliver

Reference number: EL/R2/32

Date: 24 January 1729

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Notifying Oliver of his election to the Fellowship; discussing Ruysch's theory about the development of a 'mole' (abnormal tissue) in the uterus which differed from the views of Oliver on this subject

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EL/R2/32
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24 January 1729
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Rutty

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William Rutty, Letter, from William Rutty to Dr [William] Oliver, 24 January 1729, EL/R2/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r2_32/letter-from-william-rutty-to-dr-william-oliver, accessed on 16 September 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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