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RefNoL&P/1/286
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On the colour of men's skins' by John Mitchell
Date22 April 1743
DescriptionContains sensitive language.

Subject: Anthropology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An essay upon the causes of the different colours of people in different climates; by John Mitchell, M. D. Communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S'

Read 14 June 1744
Extent36p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1744.0033
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7712Mitchell; John (1711 - 1768)1711 - 1768
NA8428Collinson; Peter (1694 - 1768)1694 - 1768
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