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RefNoL&P/2/144
LevelItem
TitleLetter, 'A dwarf and a child compared by David Erskine Baker' from William Arderon to Henry Baker
Date11 May 1750
DescriptionSubject: Physiology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of letter from Mr. William Arderon F. R. S. To Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. containing an account of a dwarf; together with a comparison of his dimensions with those of a child under Four Years old; by David Erskine Baker'

Read 14 June 1750
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1749.0087
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5127Arderon; William (1703 - 1767); naturalist1703 - 1767
NA6218Baker; Henry (1698 - 1774); naturalist and poet1698 - 1774
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