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Letter, from Christopher Bale to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/B3/16

Date: 20 December 1729

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Autograph letter with an account of a substance found whilst looking for coal
A box of this substance accompanied the letter

Reference number
EL/B3/16
Earliest possible date
20 December 1729
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript
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Creator name

Christopher Bale

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Christopher Bale, Letter, from Christopher Bale to the Royal Society, 20 December 1729, EL/B3/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_16/letter-from-christopher-bale-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 24 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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