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RefNoRBO/16/44
AltRefNoRBO.16.234
LevelItem
TitleConcerning a man who slept for maximum 30 minutes per day for 20 years before his death
Date1731
DescriptionExtracted from two letters to Samuel Horsman: one from Ralph Thoresby dated 10 September 1725 at Leeds; and the other from William Chambers dated 21 February 1726 at Hull
Read to the Royal Society on 13 January 1731
LanguageEnglish
Extent2 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
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