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Concerning the medicinal properties of 'Hedera terrestris' for madness and experiments carried out with it; details of Mr Romberg's experiments with acidic salt in acidic liquids
Read at Gresham College on 22 June 1699

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EL/G1/69
Earliest possible date
10 June 1699
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Etienne Francois Geoffroy

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Etienne Francois Geoffroy, Letter, from Monsieur Geoffroy to Hans Sloane, dated at Paris, 10 June 1699, EL/G1/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_69/letter-from-monsieur-geoffroy-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-paris, accessed on 16 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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