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Letter, from James Compton [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/C2/25

Date: 13 May 1693

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Compton's observations of a 'monstrous' pig
Read to the Royal Society on 17 May 1693

Reference number
EL/C2/25
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13 May 1693
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1 page
Format
Manuscript

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James Compton

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James Compton, James Compton, Letter, from James Compton [to the Royal Society], 13 May 1693, EL/C2/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_25/letter-from-james-compton-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 13 June 2026

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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