Translated extract of a letter, from William Curtius to Theodore Haak
Reference number: EL/C1/33
Date: 30 August 1667
Description
Curtius discusses the properties of mastiyck or frankincense made by ants, and sends a sample
Read to the Royal Society on 8 October 1667
- Reference number
- EL/C1/33
- Earliest possible date
- 30 August 1667
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Curtius, Translated extract of a letter, from William Curtius to Theodore Haak, 30 August 1667, EL/C1/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_33/translated-extract-of-a-letter-from-william-curtius-to-theodore-haak, accessed on 14 January 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Theodore Haak
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William Curtius
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Dates: 1613-1740
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