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'An Account of some Observations made by a young Gentleman who was born blind, or lost his Sight so early that he had no remembrance of ever having seen and was couched between 13 and 14 years of Age' by William Cheselden, surgeon to her majesty

Reference number: RBO/13/95

Date: 1728

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Read to the Royal Society on 4 July 1728

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RBO/13/95
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1728
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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'An Account of some Observations made by a young Gentleman who was born blind, or lost his Sight so early that he had no remembrance of ever having seen and was couched between 13 and 14 years of Age' by William Cheselden, surgeon to her majesty, 1728, RBO/13/95, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_13_95/an-account-of-some-observations-made-by-a-young-gentleman-who-was-born-blind-or-lost-his-sight-so-early-that-he-had-no-remembrance-of-ever-having-seen-and-was-couched-between-13-and-14-years-of-age-by-william-cheselden-surgeon-to-her-majesty, accessed on 14 February 2026

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