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Autograph letter concerning a girl who had lost part of her leg through gangrene but a surgeon was able to make the skin regrow on that part of the leg; concerning a report about a comet by Father Pardies

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EL/B2/13
Earliest possible date
06 June 1672
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Esaie Le Bourgeois

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Esaie Le Bourgeois, Letter, from Esaie Bourgeois to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Caen, 06 June 1672, EL/B2/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_13/letter-from-esaie-bourgeois-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-caen, accessed on 03 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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