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'Some Observations made on an Ostrich dissected by Order of Sir Hans Sloane Baronet' by John Ranby Surgeon

Reference number: RBO/12/7

Date: 1724

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Explanations of figures given and engraved figures of the thorax, lungs, and heart attached
Read to the Royal Society on 12 November 1724

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RBO/12/7
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1724
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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'Some Observations made on an Ostrich dissected by Order of Sir Hans Sloane Baronet' by John Ranby Surgeon, 1724, RBO/12/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_12_7/some-observations-made-on-an-ostrich-dissected-by-order-of-sir-hans-sloane-baronet-by-john-ranby-surgeon, accessed on 17 April 2026

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