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Letter, from George Young of Edinburgh to Colin Maclaurin

Reference number: EL/Y/3

Date: 01 January 1729

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Account of a deformed baby; queries about reproduction

Reference number
EL/Y/3
Earliest possible date
01 January 1729
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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George Young

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George Young, Letter, from George Young of Edinburgh to Colin Maclaurin, 01 January 1729, EL/Y/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_y_3/letter-from-george-young-of-edinburgh-to-colin-maclaurin, accessed on 16 January 2025

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