Letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg
Reference number: EL/B1/14
Date: 30 September 1659
Description
Beale suggests material that could be included in his 'Proplasma' ('pattern') eg. entertainment with new musical instruments, transmutation of flowers to improve their smell, gardens for pleasure, wonderful plants. Beale discusses a definition of a garden with particular emphasis on describing trees
Mentions Mr Hartlib
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- EL/B1/14
- Earliest possible date
- 30 September 1659
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- 8 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg, 30 September 1659, EL/B1/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_14/letter-from-john-beale-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 10 December 2024
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