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Letter, from Pierre de Carcavy to John Marsham, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/C1/47b

Date: 12 January 1676

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Concerning difficulties with some inscriptions on medals of the ancients

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EL/C1/47b
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12 January 1676
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7 pages
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Manuscript
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Pierre de Carcavi

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Pierre de Carcavi, Letter, from Pierre de Carcavy to John Marsham, dated at Paris, 12 January 1676, EL/C1/47b, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_47b/letter-from-pierre-de-carcavy-to-john-marsham-dated-at-paris, accessed on 10 September 2026

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