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Letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/B1/56

Date: 16 July 1672

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Autograph letter containing remarks about Mr Lister's views concerning the development of stones in the human body and hair-worms in horses; concerning spiders and distemper; observations of animals in Geneva; observations of the cure from the bite of tarantula

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EL/B1/56
Earliest possible date
16 July 1672
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Beale

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John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg, 16 July 1672, EL/B1/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_56/letter-from-john-beale-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 13 October 2024

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  • Early Letters

    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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