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Letter, from William Derham to Richard Waller, dated at Upminster

Reference number: EL/D1/55

Date: 03 December 1711

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Concerning specimens of artificial porphyry marble to be presented to the Royal Society by Stainer
Read to the Royal Society on 6 December 1711

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EL/D1/55
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03 December 1711
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1 page
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Manuscript

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William Derham

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William Derham, William Derham, Letter, from William Derham to Richard Waller, dated at Upminster, 03 December 1711, EL/D1/55, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_55/letter-from-william-derham-to-richard-waller-dated-at-upminster, accessed on 18 June 2025

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