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RefNoRBO/14/76
AltRefNoRBO.14.290
LevelItem
Title'An account of an uncommon Mola' communicated in a letter to William Rutty by W Oliver
Date1729
DescriptionOriginal letter dated 14 November 1729
'Mole' - abnormal mass of tissue in the uterus - here Oliver says the 'mola' contained an ovum
Original figures attached
Figure 1 The whole mola
Figure 2 Membranes of the Ovum fund in a Cavity in this Mola
Figure 3 The mola divided
Read to the Royal Society on 27 November 1729
LanguageEnglish
Extent5 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
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