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XIV. Account of the Organs of Speech of the Orang 
Outang. By Peter Camper, M. D. late Profejfor of 
Anatomy , Me. in the Univerfity of Groningen, and 
F. R. S. in a Letter to Sir John Pringle, F. R. S. 
Read Janua'ry 7, 1779. 
T ^ 'Klein-Lankum, near'Franequeiq 
^ Dec. 1778. 
T3EING lately informed by Dr. poemmering, whom 
on account of his lingular induftry and talents I have 
recommended to your favour, that you, as well as 1’Abbe 
Fontana and Dr. ingen nous z, were furprized to hear 
from M. febroni, the keeper of the Duke of Tufcany’s 
Mufeum, that I had difeovered the true organical reafon 
for which the Qrang Outang, and feveral other apes and 
moilkies, are unable to fpeak ; I take the liberty of ad- 
drefling to you this anatomical eflay upon the organ of 
fpeech of the Grang Outang and other monkies, in 
hopes you will judge it worthy to be read to the Royal 
Society ; in whofe moft valuable Tran factions I fliould be 
very proud to fee thefe obfervations ; the rather, as it is 
the firft eflay I have offered to that refpeitable body. 
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