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Edmond Halley's observations of the dissection of a man by Dr Charles Bernard

Reference number: RBO/7/115

Date: 1693

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The man had breathing problems when alive, and on dissection it was found that some of the ribs had been 'consumed'
Read to the Royal Society on 25 October 1693

Reference number
RBO/7/115
Earliest possible date
1693
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Edmond Halley's observations of the dissection of a man by Dr Charles Bernard, 1693, RBO/7/115, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_115/edmond-halleys-observations-of-the-dissection-of-a-man-by-dr-charles-bernard, accessed on 20 June 2025

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