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Letter by Lawson Tait, on his paper 'Preliminary note on the anatomy of the umbilical cord' to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/7/408

Date: 02 December 1875

Description

He is 'quite satisfied with the discussion of the surface'. The proposed omission of figure nineteen should not be undertaken.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1875].

Reference number
RR/7/408
Earliest possible date
02 December 1875
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter by Lawson Tait, on his paper 'Preliminary note on the anatomy of the umbilical cord' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 02 December 1875, RR/7/408, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_408/letter-by-lawson-tait-on-his-paper-preliminary-note-on-the-anatomy-of-the-umbilical-cord-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 January 2025

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