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Letter, from Moise Charas to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/C1/100

Date: 19 March 1670

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Autograph letter
Charas defends his preparation of theriac and discusses relations between physicians and apothecaries in Paris

Reference number
EL/C1/100
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19 March 1670
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Moyse Charas

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Moyse Charas, Letter, from Moise Charas to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 19 March 1670, EL/C1/100, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_100/letter-from-moise-charas-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 09 May 2026

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