Classified papers: volume 17 concerning 'Miscellaneous Papers'
Reference number: CLP/17
Date: 1661-1740

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Papers on miscellaneous topics including classification, census data, inventions and experiments. These works were either sent to the Royal Society, usually by their authors or by intermediaries, for reading at ordinary meetings of the Royal Society. Material might be commissioned by the Royal Society, or collected by other means.
- Reference number
- CLP/17
- Earliest possible date
- 1661-1740
- Physical description
- Volume quarter bound in cream leather with tan cloth boards
- Page extent
- 76 papers
- Format
- Manuscript
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Classified papers: volume 17 concerning 'Miscellaneous Papers', 1661-1740, CLP/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_17/classified-papers-volume-17-concerning-miscellaneous-papers, accessed on 10 February 2025
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This volume contains 76 manuscripts:
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Paper, 'Designe for a library' by John Evelyn
22 May 1661 Creator: John Evelyn Reference number: CLP/17/1 -
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Paper, 'Account of the Egyptian ovens for the hatching of chickens' by Monsieur Monconis
Reference number: CLP/17/3
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Dates: 1592-1741
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