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Letter, from [Peter] Collinson to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: EL/C3/39

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Collinson sends some cedar seeds from Bermuda
Discusses Peter Collinson's view on the refraction of air and the appearance of objects on the earth

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EL/C3/39
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Peter Collinson

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Peter Collinson, Letter, from [Peter] Collinson to Cromwell Mortimer, EL/C3/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c3_39/letter-from-peter-collinson-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 14 May 2025

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