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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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13 letters from James Crawford; 0 letters from Henry Oldenburg

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Autograph letter Concerning Crawford's relations with Malpighi and Travagino

Reference number: EL/C1/118

Autograph letter Crawford discusses Robert Boyle's publication which compared theology to natural philosophy, and the movements of Mr Iles, a merchant Note states: 'Not to be entered [in the Letter Book]'

Reference number: EL/C1/120
1675

Autograph letter Crawford sends a sample of 'mercurius fixatus' (fixed mercury), found by Travagini, to the Royal Society; states that the librarian of St Marks is sending a list of their Greek manuscripts and asks for a list of printed Greek and Latin material from one of the Royal Society's booksellers

Reference number: EL/C1/119

Autograph letter Crawford conveys the travels of Francis Vernon in the Middle East and wishes for Travagini to be elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society Note states: 'Not to be entered [in the Letter Book]'

Reference number: EL/C1/121

Autograph letter Crawford discusses the published work of Malpighi

Reference number: EL/C1/122

Autograph letter Crawford wishes that Travagini be elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society and that he waits in anticipation for news of Francis Vernon's travels in the Middle East

Reference number: EL/C1/123

Autograph letter Crawford discusses Travagini's experiments for turning mercury into silver using herbs

Reference number: EL/C1/125
1676

Autograph letter Crawford discusses Francis Vernon's travels in Greece

Reference number: EL/C1/124

Autograph letter Crawford wishes to introduce a Scottish gentleman to Oldenburg and also discusses a certain Friar (unnamed) whose field of research is experimental philosophy Note states: 'Not to be entered [in the Letter Book]'

Reference number: EL/C1/126

Autograph letter Crawford discusses his visit to Italy and the ordering of books for and from Malpighi Note states: 'Not to be entered [in the Letter Book]'

Reference number: EL/C1/127

Autograph letter Concerning the illness of Malpighi and of Niccolo Sagredo, the work of Barbato, and asks that an enclosed letter be sent to Bernard Grenvile

Reference number: EL/C1/128

Autograph letter Crawford discusses Malpighi's illness, states that he is going to Rome and asks the price of 'Biblia Sacra Polyglotta' Note states: 'Not to the entered [in the Letter Book]'

Reference number: EL/C1/129
1677

Concerning a visit to see Malpighi in Bologna, and about books received from the bookseller, Robert Scott

Reference number: EL/C1/130