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Letter, 'The processus ravianus' from Robert Nesbitt to John Machin

Reference number: L&P/1/161

Date: 17 February 1742

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Subject: Anatomy

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L&P/1/161
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17 February 1742
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Nesbitt

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Robert Nesbitt, Letter, 'The processus ravianus' from Robert Nesbitt to John Machin, 17 February 1742, L&P/1/161, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_161/letter-the-processus-ravianus-from-robert-nesbitt-to-john-machin, accessed on 15 October 2024

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