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Letter, 'A monstrous lamb without a mouth' from John Hawkeens to William Watson

Reference number: L&P/3/366

Date: 10 March 1759

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Subject: Zoology

Read 15 March 1759

Reference number
L&P/3/366
Earliest possible date
10 March 1759
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'A monstrous lamb without a mouth' from John Hawkeens to William Watson, 10 March 1759, L&P/3/366, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_366/letter-a-monstrous-lamb-without-a-mouth-from-john-hawkeens-to-william-watson, accessed on 18 February 2025

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