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'The Anatomy of the poisonous Apparatus of a Rattle Snake made by the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane' and 'an Account of the quick Effects of the Poison by John Ranby'

Reference number: RBO/13/15

Date: 1727

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Rattle snake was sent from Virginia
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Read to the Royal Society on 11 January 1727

Reference number
RBO/13/15
Earliest possible date
1727
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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'The Anatomy of the poisonous Apparatus of a Rattle Snake made by the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane' and 'an Account of the quick Effects of the Poison by John Ranby', 1727, RBO/13/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_13_15/the-anatomy-of-the-poisonous-apparatus-of-a-rattle-snake-made-by-the-direction-of-sir-hans-sloane-and-an-account-of-the-quick-effects-of-the-poison-by-john-ranby, accessed on 18 July 2025

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