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Letter, from John Woolhouse to James Jurin, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/W3/111

Date: 28 April 1725

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Concerning review of Mr Smith's book; gives an account of his work as an oculist over the last 32 years

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EL/W3/111
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28 April 1725
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Thomas Woolhouse

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John Thomas Woolhouse, John Thomas Woolhouse, Letter, from John Woolhouse to James Jurin, dated at Paris, 28 April 1725, EL/W3/111, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_111/letter-from-john-woolhouse-to-james-jurin-dated-at-paris, accessed on 18 June 2025

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