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Letter, from John Burton to John Martyn, dated at Scarning, Norfolk

Reference number: EL/B1/112

Date: 29 September 1667

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Burton encloses a paper for the Royal Society about moving hills and stagnant water in Norfolk and an 'Indian hen' which swallows coins
Read to Royal Society on 3 October 1667

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EL/B1/112
Earliest possible date
29 September 1667
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Burton

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John Burton, Letter, from John Burton to John Martyn, dated at Scarning, Norfolk, 29 September 1667, EL/B1/112, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_112/letter-from-john-burton-to-john-martyn-dated-at-scarning-norfolk, accessed on 15 January 2025

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