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Letter, from Thomas Henshaw to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Copenhagen

Reference number: EL/H3/16

Date: 09 December 1672

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Concerning questions about the Faroes and states that Erasmus Bartholin will be sending a research assistant to Trondheim to carry out experiments; discussing books and journals; concerning the meteorological observations of Bartholin; concerning 'sea unicorns' (narwhal - Arctic white whale with a long tooth); concerning Icelandic crystal; concerning leaves of 'Alga Saccharifera' of Iceland

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EL/H3/16
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09 December 1672
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Thomas Henshaw, Thomas Henshaw, Letter, from Thomas Henshaw to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Copenhagen, 09 December 1672, EL/H3/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_16/letter-from-thomas-henshaw-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-copenhagen, accessed on 14 June 2025

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