Copy of a paper on springs, fountains, lakes, waters by John Beale
Reference number: EL/B1/33
Date: 1663
Description
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
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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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 16 April 2026
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