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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, from Scheurer to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/S2/67a

Date: 01 January 1729

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Considering extraordinary cases that have occurred in the past which might be of interest - mentioning one about a woman who had begun to eat food after abstaining for some time

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EL/S2/67a
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01 January 1729
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Letter, from Scheurer to the Royal Society, 01 January 1729, EL/S2/67a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_67a/letter-from-scheurer-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 March 2026

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