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Letter, from Paul Biornanis

Reference number: EL/B1/104

Date: 26 July 1664

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Autograph letter with geographical details of Iceland
Read to the Royal Society on 23 November 1664

Reference number
EL/B1/104
Earliest possible date
26 July 1664
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript
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Paul Biornanis

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Paul Biornanis, Letter, from Paul Biornanis, 26 July 1664, EL/B1/104, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_104/letter-from-paul-biornanis, accessed on 15 November 2025

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