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Letter from William James Erasmus Wilson, on his paper 'Researches into the structure and development of a newly discovered parasitic animalcule of the human skin—the entozoon folliculorum' to the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/1/264

Date: 8 April 1843

Description

Letter from Wilson, stating that he is willing to shorten his paper down to whichever length the Society thinks is suitable for publication.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1844].

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RR/1/264
Earliest possible date
8 April 1843
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from William James Erasmus Wilson, on his paper 'Researches into the structure and development of a newly discovered parasitic animalcule of the human skin—the entozoon folliculorum' to the Royal Society, 8 April 1843, RR/1/264, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_264/letter-from-william-james-erasmus-wilson-on-his-paper-researches-into-the-structure-and-development-of-a-newly-discovered-parasitic-animalcule-of-the-human-skinthe-entozoon-folliculorum-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 September 2024

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