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Extract of a letter, from Burnet to Hans Sloane, dated at Madrid

Reference number: EL/B3/63

Date: 11 October 1737

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Correspondent states that he sends 'Ephemerides' of his Academy in Spain which he hopes will be published montly; some discussion about the education of young people in Spain

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EL/B3/63
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11 October 1737
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Extract of a letter, from Burnet to Hans Sloane, dated at Madrid, 11 October 1737, EL/B3/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_63/extract-of-a-letter-from-burnet-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-madrid, accessed on 25 June 2025

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