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Account of the dissection of a woman who died in childbirth by Peter Silvestre

Reference number: RBO/9/35

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Read at the Royal Society on 9 April 1701

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RBO/9/35
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Account of the dissection of a woman who died in childbirth by Peter Silvestre, RBO/9/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_9_35/account-of-the-dissection-of-a-woman-who-died-in-childbirth-by-peter-silvestre, accessed on 06 March 2026

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