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Letter, from Thomas Cornelio to John Dodington, dated at Naples

Reference number: EL/C1/107

Date: 05 March 1672

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Autograph letter
Cornelio provides observations of people who have been bitten by tarantulas in Italy
Read to the Royal Society on 24 April 1672

Reference number
EL/C1/107
Earliest possible date
05 March 1672
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Tommaso Cornelio

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Tommaso Cornelio, Letter, from Thomas Cornelio to John Dodington, dated at Naples, 05 March 1672, EL/C1/107, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_107/letter-from-thomas-cornelio-to-john-dodington-dated-at-naples, accessed on 08 November 2025

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