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Letter, 'Extrait d'une lettre ecrite a Monsieur Poly par Mr [struck out]

Reference number: CLP/9i/68

Date: 08 September 1724

Description

'Extract of a letter written to Mr Poly by Mr [struck out]'. The letter informs Poly that the sender is enclosing specimens from Swedish mines, but does not specify what the specimens are. The letter ends mid-sentence.

Subject: Mineralogy

Note reads: 'Not to be enter'd'

Reference number
CLP/9i/68
Earliest possible date
08 September 1724
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Extrait d'une lettre ecrite a Monsieur Poly par Mr [struck out], 08 September 1724, CLP/9i/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_9i_68/letter-extrait-dune-lettre-ecrite-a-monsieur-poly-par-mr-struck-out, accessed on 10 October 2024

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