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Letter, from John Downes to Mr [Philip] Skippon, dated at Rome

Reference number: EL/D1/9

Date: 09 February 1668

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Downes sends a box of insects and gives details about a viper which bit a dog

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EL/D1/9
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09 February 1668
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Downes

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John Downes, Letter, from John Downes to Mr [Philip] Skippon, dated at Rome, 09 February 1668, EL/D1/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_9/letter-from-john-downes-to-mr-philip-skippon-dated-at-rome, accessed on 10 February 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    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.

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