Paper, 'An account of the husbandry used in some parts of Dorsetshire' by Robert Seymour
Reference number: CLP/10iii/10
Date: 1665
Description
Paper regarding husbandry in the part of Dorsetshire bordering Wiltshire. Seymour describes the soil, the types of crops that grow well in the soil, including corn, wheat, barley, and oats. He goes on to describe the cultivation of each crop.
Subject: Agriculture
Sent by John Beale to Dr [Henry] Oldenburg with note to this effect dated 19 April 1665.
- Reference number
- CLP/10iii/10
- Earliest possible date
- 1665
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'An account of the husbandry used in some parts of Dorsetshire' by Robert Seymour, 1665, CLP/10iii/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_10iii_10/paper-an-account-of-the-husbandry-used-in-some-parts-of-dorsetshire-by-robert-seymour, accessed on 19 May 2025
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