Translation of a letter, from Herman Boerhaave to Cromwell Mortimer
Reference number: EL/B3/21
Date: 01 January 1734
Description
Autograph letter concerning the reception of Boerhaave's book; correspondent states that he sends observations of quicksilver (see EL/B3/22)
Read to the Royal Society on 28 March 1734
- Reference number
- EL/B3/21
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1734
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Herman Boerhaave, Translation of a letter, from Herman Boerhaave to Cromwell Mortimer, 01 January 1734, EL/B3/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_21/translation-of-a-letter-from-herman-boerhaave-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 25 April 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Cromwell Mortimer
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Herman Boerhaave
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Dates: 1613 - 1740
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