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Letter, 'A case of leprosy from birth' from William Oliver to William Watson

Reference number: L&P/3/202

Date: 16 November 1756

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Subject: Physiology

Read 13 January 1757

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L&P/3/202
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16 November 1756
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Oliver

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William Oliver, Letter, 'A case of leprosy from birth' from William Oliver to William Watson, 16 November 1756, L&P/3/202, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_202/letter-a-case-of-leprosy-from-birth-from-william-oliver-to-william-watson, accessed on 19 January 2025

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