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Letter, 'Of a large calculus found in a mare' from William Watson to Charles Gray

Reference number: L&P/2/534

Date: 26 July 1754

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Subject: Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Mr. William Watson, F. R. S. to Charles Gray, of Colchester, Esq; F. R. S. in relation to a large calculus found in a mare.'

Read 21 November 1754

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L&P/2/534
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26 July 1754
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Watson

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William Watson, Letter, 'Of a large calculus found in a mare' from William Watson to Charles Gray, 26 July 1754, L&P/2/534, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_534/letter-of-a-large-calculus-found-in-a-mare-from-william-watson-to-charles-gray, accessed on 11 November 2025

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