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Subject: Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Account of a spontaneous inflammation. By Isaac Humfries, Esq. In a letter from Thomas B. Woodman, Esq. to George Atwood, Esq. F. R. S'

Read 10 July 1794

Reference number
L&P/10/99
Earliest possible date
09 June 1794
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
7 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Account of spontaneous inflammation' from Thomas B Woodman to George Atwood, 09 June 1794, L&P/10/99, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_10_99/letter-account-of-spontaneous-inflammation-from-thomas-b-woodman-to-george-atwood, accessed on 12 October 2026

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