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Letter, from William Durston to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/D1/14

Date: 02 November 1669

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Observations of the post-mortem of Elizabeth Travers
Read to the Royal Society on 18 November 1669

Reference number
EL/D1/14
Earliest possible date
02 November 1669
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript
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William Durston

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William Durston, Letter, from William Durston to Henry Oldenburg, 02 November 1669, EL/D1/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_14/letter-from-william-durston-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 02 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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