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Letter, from Edward Ludi to Christoph Hemmer

Reference number: EL/L5/118

Date: 20 April 1693

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Observations of 20 fossils, with figures attached

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EL/L5/118
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20 April 1693
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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Edward Lhuyd

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Edward Lhuyd, Letter, from Edward Ludi to Christoph Hemmer, 20 April 1693, EL/L5/118, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_118/letter-from-edward-ludi-to-christoph-hemmer, accessed on 17 December 2025

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