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Note from Moise Charas to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/C1/103

Date: 1671

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Autograph note
Concerning the 'spirit' of vipers

Reference number
EL/C1/103
Earliest possible date
1671
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Moyse Charas

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Moyse Charas, Note from Moise Charas to Henry Oldenburg, 1671, EL/C1/103, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_103/note-from-moise-charas-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 16 April 2026

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