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Copy of Dr Harvey's letter on human anatomy

Reference number: RBO/7/44

Date: 1687

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Letter brought in by Dr Gale
Read at the Royal Society on 4 May 1687

Reference number
RBO/7/44
Earliest possible date
1687
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Copy of Dr Harvey's letter on human anatomy, 1687, RBO/7/44, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_44/copy-of-dr-harveys-letter-on-human-anatomy, accessed on 17 May 2025

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