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'An Enquiry into a Discovery said to have been made by Signor Valsalva of Bologna of an Excretory Duct from the 'Glandula Renalis' to the Epididymis' by John Ranby

Reference number: RBO/12/21

Date: 1725

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Figure of kidneys and arteries attached with explanations - J G Scheuchzer's name underneath figure
Read to the Royal Society on 17 June 1725

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RBO/12/21
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1725
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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'An Enquiry into a Discovery said to have been made by Signor Valsalva of Bologna of an Excretory Duct from the 'Glandula Renalis' to the Epididymis' by John Ranby, 1725, RBO/12/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_12_21/an-enquiry-into-a-discovery-said-to-have-been-made-by-signor-valsalva-of-bologna-of-an-excretory-duct-from-the-glandula-renalis-to-the-epididymis-by-john-ranby, accessed on 24 May 2025

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