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'An account of an uncommon Mola' communicated in a letter to William Rutty by W Oliver

Reference number: RBO/14/76

Date: 1729

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Original letter dated 14 November 1729
'Mole' - abnormal mass of tissue in the uterus - here Oliver says the 'mola' contained an ovum
Original figures attached
Figure 1 The whole mola
Figure 2 Membranes of the Ovum fund in a Cavity in this Mola
Figure 3 The mola divided
Read to the Royal Society on 27 November 1729

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RBO/14/76
Earliest possible date
1729
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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'An account of an uncommon Mola' communicated in a letter to William Rutty by W Oliver, 1729, RBO/14/76, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_76/an-account-of-an-uncommon-mola-communicated-in-a-letter-to-william-rutty-by-w-oliver, accessed on 21 April 2026

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