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Extract of a letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/B1/18

Date: 08 January 1663

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Giving thanks to the Royal Society for electing him to the Fellowship; observations made about thistles, vegetables, tobacco
Letter endorsed by Oldenburg: '15 Jan. 1662. Extract of Dr Beals letter to M. Oldenb. containing his thanks for being receaved into the Society'
Beale has initialled the letter

Subject: Horticulture

Reference number
EL/B1/18
Earliest possible date
08 January 1663
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Beale

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John Beale, Extract of a letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg, 08 January 1663, EL/B1/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_18/extract-of-a-letter-from-john-beale-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 14 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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