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Anatomical observations by William Cheseldon

Reference number: RBO/9/110

Date: 1712

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Five figures: of the optic nerve, the aorta, ventricle to the heart, three spleens taken from one body
Read to the Royal Society on 15 and 22 January 1712

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RBO/9/110
Earliest possible date
1712
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Anatomical observations by William Cheseldon, 1712, RBO/9/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_9_110/anatomical-observations-by-william-cheseldon, accessed on 14 July 2026

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