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Copy of a letter, from John Evelyn to Dr [John] Wilkins

Reference number: EL/E/2

Date: 01 January 1660

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Outlines the anatomy of trees
Copy made by Henry Oldenburg

Reference number
EL/E/2
Earliest possible date
01 January 1660
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript
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John Evelyn

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John Evelyn, Copy of a letter, from John Evelyn to Dr [John] Wilkins, 01 January 1660, EL/E/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_e_2/copy-of-a-letter-from-john-evelyn-to-dr-john-wilkins, accessed on 14 September 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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