Two essays : one upon single vision with two eyes ; the other on dew : a letter to the Right Hon. Lloyd, Lord Kenyon, and an account of a female of the white race of mankind, part of whose skin resembled that of a negro ; with some observations on the causes of the differences in colour and form between the white and negro races of men / by the late William Charles Wells, with a memoir of his life, written by himself.
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- 1818
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Credit: Two essays : one upon single vision with two eyes ; the other on dew : a letter to the Right Hon. Lloyd, Lord Kenyon, and an account of a female of the white race of mankind, part of whose skin resembled that of a negro ; with some observations on the causes of the differences in colour and form between the white and negro races of men / by the late William Charles Wells, with a memoir of his life, written by himself. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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