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Louis Philiberto Vernatti, the Snakestone, and the Royal Society

Rachael Pymm
History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, September 2020, 62 (3-4) 112-134; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/hopp.62.3-4.112
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vol. 62 no. 3-4 112-134
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https://doi.org/10.3368/hopp.62.3-4.112
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University of Wisconsin Press
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2694-3034
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2694-3042
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  • Published online September 7, 2020.
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  1. * Rachael Pymm is an independent researcher, holding an MA from the History Department of Royal Holloway, University of London, UK; rachael.pymm{at}gmail.com.
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    • The Scholarly Context of Snakestones in the Seventeenth Century
    • The Royal Society of London and Exoticism
    • The Importance of “Weak Ties”
    • Snakestones and Poison Research
    • Robert Moray, Louis Philiberto Vernatti, and the Royal Society
    • Vernatti’s Response
    • Vernatti’s Snakestone
    • Vernatti’s Demise
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