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Letter, from Edward Chamberlayne to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Montpellier

Reference number: EL/C1/110

Date: 16 November 1673

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Autograph letter
Chamberlayne provides details of Lord Herbert's observations of the Canal Royal (Languedoc Canal) and the geography around the Grand reservoir de St Feriol

Reference number
EL/C1/110
Earliest possible date
16 November 1673
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Chamberlayne

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Edward Chamberlayne, Edward Chamberlayne, Letter, from Edward Chamberlayne to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Montpellier, 16 November 1673, EL/C1/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_110/letter-from-edward-chamberlayne-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-montpellier, accessed on 09 February 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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