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Letter, from Nehemiah Grew to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Coventry

Reference number: EL/G1/36

Date: 13 September 1673

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Relates to Grew continuing in his post as 'curator of the anatomy of plants' at the Royal Society; sends an answer to Martin Lister's letter (EL/L5/56) where he raised objections to Grew's latest work 'Idea of a Phytological History'

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EL/G1/36
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13 September 1673
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Nehemiah Grew

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Nehemiah Grew, Nehemiah Grew, Letter, from Nehemiah Grew to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Coventry, 13 September 1673, EL/G1/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_36/letter-from-nehemiah-grew-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-coventry, accessed on 12 May 2026

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