An examination or enquiry into the force of man by Mr Dr Lattire
Reference number: MS/366/5/1
Date: 1699
Description
A note on the first page states that the paper was read on 4 June 1707 although a second note dates the paper itself to 1699. A second note reads 'Mem Acad 1699'. The paper concerns the strength of the different muscles in the male human body. There are three diagrams. A note on the inside front cover of the volume states 'from the Memoirs of the Academie 1699. Not worth cataloguing'.
- Reference number
- MS/366/5/1
- Earliest possible date
- 1699
- Page extent
- 16 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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An examination or enquiry into the force of man by Mr Dr Lattire, 1699, MS/366/5/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_366_5_1/an-examination-or-enquiry-into-the-force-of-man-by-mr-dr-lattire, accessed on 18 April 2026
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