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Letter, 'Effects of the electrical aura on a dumb man' from William Stukeley to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/195

Date: 01 May 1751

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Subject: Physiology

Read 2 May 1751

Reference number
L&P/2/195
Earliest possible date
01 May 1751
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Letter, 'Effects of the electrical aura on a dumb man' from William Stukeley to the Royal Society, 01 May 1751, L&P/2/195, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_195/letter-effects-of-the-electrical-aura-on-a-dumb-man-from-william-stukeley-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 16 September 2024

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