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Paper, 'A description of the human bladder' by William Douglas to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: L&P/1/100

Date: 1742

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By William Douglas, son of Dr James Douglas, whose work is being presented to the Society by William Douglas following his father's death.

Subject: Physiology

Read 27 May 1742.

Reference number
L&P/1/100
Earliest possible date
1742
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
14 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'A description of the human bladder' by William Douglas to Cromwell Mortimer, 1742, L&P/1/100, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_100/paper-a-description-of-the-human-bladder-by-william-douglas-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 09 February 2025

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