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Paper, 'On the effects of the variolous infection on pregnant women; and on the foetus in the womb' by George Pearson

Reference number: L&P/10/79

Date: 1794

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Subject: Medicine

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L&P/10/79
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1794
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Ink on paper
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52 pages
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Manuscript

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George Pearson

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George Pearson, Paper, 'On the effects of the variolous infection on pregnant women; and on the foetus in the womb' by George Pearson, 1794, L&P/10/79, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_10_79/paper-on-the-effects-of-the-variolous-infection-on-pregnant-women-and-on-the-foetus-in-the-womb-by-george-pearson, accessed on 15 July 2025

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