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Paper, 'The lymphatic system in amphibious animals' from William Hewson to William Hunter

Reference number: L&P/5/114

Date: 1769

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Subject: Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the lymphatic system in amphibious animals. By Mr. William Hewson, Lecturer in Anatomy: In a letter to William Hunter, M.D. F. R. S. and by him communicated to the Society'

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L&P/5/114
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1769
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hewson

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William Hewson, Paper, 'The lymphatic system in amphibious animals' from William Hewson to William Hunter, 1769, L&P/5/114, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_114/paper-the-lymphatic-system-in-amphibious-animals-from-william-hewson-to-william-hunter, accessed on 14 December 2024

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