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Letter, from Paolo Silvio Boccone to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Amsterdam

Reference number: EL/B2/24

Date: 29 December 1673

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Autograph letter discussing the nature of coral and outlining Mr Swammerdam's interest in them

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EL/B2/24
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29 December 1673
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Paolo Silvio Boccone

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Paolo Silvio Boccone, Letter, from Paolo Silvio Boccone to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Amsterdam, 29 December 1673, EL/B2/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_24/letter-from-paolo-silvio-boccone-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-amsterdam, accessed on 14 December 2024

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