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Letter, from Nathaniel Fairfax to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Rumborough

Reference number: EL/F1/4

Date: 25 January 1667

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Signed autograph
Observations of the effects spiders and other insects have upon the body, and particularly whether they are noxious

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EL/F1/4
Earliest possible date
25 January 1667
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Nathaniel Fairfax

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Nathaniel Fairfax, Letter, from Nathaniel Fairfax to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Rumborough, 25 January 1667, EL/F1/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f1_4/letter-from-nathaniel-fairfax-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-rumborough, accessed on 17 March 2025

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