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Letter, from Jean Baptiste du Hamel to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/H1/114

Date: 24 June 1673

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Concerning Boyle's book of new experiments; concerning the character of Bienaise, who has developed a method for joining severed tendons, although other physicians claim to have this secret; concerning styptic fluid; outlining an experiment by Duverney to staunch blood with Hungarian vitriol and sal ammoniac; discussing several books

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EL/H1/114
Earliest possible date
24 June 1673
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Jean Baptiste Du Hamel

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Jean Baptiste Du Hamel, Letter, from Jean Baptiste du Hamel to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 24 June 1673, EL/H1/114, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h1_114/letter-from-jean-baptiste-du-hamel-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 11 December 2024

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