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John Ranby's account of a post-mortem of a woman who had a large umbilical rupture

Reference number: RBO/15/40

Date: 1730

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Ann Edwards died on 5 January 1730
Read to the Royal Society on 7 January 1730

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RBO/15/40
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1730
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Ranby's account of a post-mortem of a woman who had a large umbilical rupture, 1730, RBO/15/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_15_40/john-ranbys-account-of-a-post-mortem-of-a-woman-who-had-a-large-umbilical-rupture, accessed on 16 June 2025

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