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Letter, 'Of hollow bougies' from William Broomfield to James Parsons

Reference number: L&P/2/401

Date: 19 January 1752

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Subject: Medicine

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L&P/2/401
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19 January 1752
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Ink on paper
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of hollow bougies' from William Broomfield to James Parsons, 19 January 1752, L&P/2/401, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_401/letter-of-hollow-bougies-from-william-broomfield-to-james-parsons, accessed on 15 October 2024

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