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Letter, 'On the sex of the same child' from James Parsons to John Machin

Reference number: L&P/1/172

Date: 27 February 1742

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Subject: Anatomy

Read 3 March 1742

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L&P/1/172
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27 February 1742
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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James Parsons

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James Parsons, Letter, 'On the sex of the same child' from James Parsons to John Machin, 27 February 1742, L&P/1/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_172/letter-on-the-sex-of-the-same-child-from-james-parsons-to-john-machin, accessed on 12 September 2024

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