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Foetuses in utero: four figures showing cross-sections of a foetus in various positions in the uterus. Line engraving, 1791, by W. Taylor after F. Birnie, after W. Smellie.

Foetus, uterus and placenta: three figures demonstrating the nourishment of the foetus in utero. Line engraving, ca. 1791.

Foetuses in utero: six figures showing cross-sections of foetuses in various positions in the uterus prior to and during birth. Line engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after Smellie.

Female genitalia and uterus during pregnancy: six figures, including cross-sections of foetus and twins in utero. Line engraving, 1790(?), by W. Taylor after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

Female pelvis, sexual organs and foetus in utero during various stages of pregnancy: nine figures. Line engraving, 1790.

A probationary essay on the viability of the fœtus : submitted, by authority of the President and his Council, to the examination of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, when candidate for admission into their body, in conformity to their regulations respecting the admission of Ordinary Fellows / by Alexander D. Campbell.

Countdown to life : the extraordinary making of you. 1/3, The first 8 weeks.

Dissertatio inauguralis physiologico-medica de ortu, et incremento foetus humani ... / Eruditorum examini submittit Adrianus Hofmans.

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Countdown to life : the extraordinary making of you. 1/3, The first 8 weeks.

Foetus, uterus and placenta: three figures demonstrating the nourishment of the foetus in utero. Line engraving, ca. 1791.

Dissertatio inauguralis physiologico-medica de ortu, et incremento foetus humani ... / Eruditorum examini submittit Adrianus Hofmans.

Female genitalia and uterus during pregnancy: six figures, including cross-sections of foetus and twins in utero. Line engraving, 1790(?), by W. Taylor after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.