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Extract of letter, concerning minerals and divining rod from L Brochmand to unknown recipient

Reference number: CLP/9i/53

Date: 1690s

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Portion of a letter in Latin from L Brochmand to an unknown recipient.

Subject: Mineralogy

Reference number
CLP/9i/53
Earliest possible date
1690s
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Extract of letter, concerning minerals and divining rod from L Brochmand to unknown recipient, 1690s, CLP/9i/53, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_9i_53/extract-of-letter-concerning-minerals-and-divining-rod-from-l-brochmand-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 19 July 2025

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