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Paper, 'Portuguese secrets in physick' by unknown author

Reference number: CLP/14i/20

Date: 1670s

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The author describes medical remedies created by the Grand Duke of Florence using precious stones.

Subject: Medicine

Reference number
CLP/14i/20
Earliest possible date
1670s
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Portuguese secrets in physick' by unknown author, 1670s, CLP/14i/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14i_20/paper-portuguese-secrets-in-physick-by-unknown-author, accessed on 22 January 2025

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