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Paper, 'On the colour of men's skins' by John Mitchell

Reference number: L&P/1/286

Date: 22 April 1743

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Contains sensitive language.

Subject: Anthropology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An essay upon the causes of the different colours of people in different climates; by John Mitchell, M. D. Communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S'

Read 14 June 1744

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L&P/1/286
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22 April 1743
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Ink on paper
Page extent
36 pages
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Manuscript

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John Mitchell

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John Mitchell, Paper, 'On the colour of men's skins' by John Mitchell, 22 April 1743, L&P/1/286, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_286/paper-on-the-colour-of-mens-skins-by-john-mitchell, accessed on 11 March 2026

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