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
Partly printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 1, no 22, p 391
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- EL/F1/4
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- 25 January 1667
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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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 23 January 2026
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Extract of a letter, lately written by Mr. Nathaniel Fairfax to the publisher, containing observations about some insects, and their inoxiousness, &c External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 30th May 1665
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1665.0150
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