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Letter, from John Beale to William Brouncker

Reference number: EL/B1/22

Date: 16 February 1663

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Providing topographical information about the Mendip Mines and neighbouring areas; concerning a stone which has the figure of a serpent without a head found near Kenisham

Subject: Geography

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EL/B1/22
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16 February 1663
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1 page
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John Beale

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John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to William Brouncker, 16 February 1663, EL/B1/22, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_22/letter-from-john-beale-to-william-brouncker, accessed on 14 May 2025

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