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Original letter dated 23 June 1729 at Dublin
Method for examining the 'materia medica' and whether they are genuine
Read to the Royal Society on 18 December 1729

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RBO/14/90
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1729
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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'Some thoughts towards improving the 'Materia Medica' communicated in a letter to William Rutty from Dr John Rutty, Dublin, 1729, RBO/14/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_90/some-thoughts-towards-improving-the-materia-medica-communicated-in-a-letter-to-william-rutty-from-dr-john-rutty-dublin, accessed on 09 November 2024

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