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Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of a remarkable imperfection of sight. In a letter form J. Scott to the Rev. Mr. Whisson, of Trinity College, Cambridge. Communicated by the Rev. Michael Lort, B.D. F.R.S'

Read 9 April 1778

Reference number
L&P/7/33
Earliest possible date
04 April 1778
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of his inability to distinguish certain colours' from J Scott to Whisson, 04 April 1778, L&P/7/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_33/letter-of-his-inability-to-distinguish-certain-colours-from-j-scott-to-whisson, accessed on 08 June 2026

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