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Letter, 'Of certain medical cases' from John Latham to Joseph Warner

Reference number: L&P/5/192

Date: 22 November 1770

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Subject: Medicine

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from Mr. John Latham, Surgeon and Midwife, at Dartford, in Kent to Mr. Warner, fellow of the Royal Society, and senior Surgeon to Guy's Hospital'

Read 22 November 1770

Reference number
L&P/5/192
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22 November 1770
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Latham

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John Latham, Letter, 'Of certain medical cases' from John Latham to Joseph Warner, 22 November 1770, L&P/5/192, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_192/letter-of-certain-medical-cases-from-john-latham-to-joseph-warner, accessed on 10 December 2024

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