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Copy of a paper on springs, fountains, lakes, waters by John Beale

Reference number: EL/B1/33

Date: 1663

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Concerning springs and streams through the season with particular reference to those found in the Mendip hills.
Some discussion about soil composition and the need to drain water from land that is required as pasture for cattle and sheep.

Reference number
EL/B1/33
Earliest possible date
1663
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Ink on paper
Page extent
7 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Beale

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John Beale, Copy of a paper on springs, fountains, lakes, waters by John Beale, 1663, EL/B1/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_33/copy-of-a-paper-on-springs-fountains-lakes-waters-by-john-beale, accessed on 09 December 2023

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