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Autograph letter giving praise to the Royal Society and then sends a foetal specimen for the Society's judgement

Reference number
EL/B2/113
Earliest possible date
06 October 1725
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Johann Philipp Burggrave

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Johann Philipp Burggrave, Letter, from [Johann Philipp] Burggrave [to the Royal Society], dated at Frankfurt, 06 October 1725, EL/B2/113, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_113/letter-from-johann-philipp-burggrave-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-frankfurt, accessed on 24 March 2025

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    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.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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