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Letter, from Richard Beauvoir [to the Royal Society], dated at the Hague

Reference number: EL/B2/60

Date: 04 December 1703

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Autograph letter concerning the discovery of large amounts of amber from the dominions of the King of Prussia
Read to the Royal Society on 15 December 1703

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EL/B2/60
Earliest possible date
04 December 1703
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Richard Beauvoir

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Richard Beauvoir, Letter, from Richard Beauvoir [to the Royal Society], dated at the Hague, 04 December 1703, EL/B2/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_60/letter-from-richard-beauvoir-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-the-hague, accessed on 21 April 2026

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