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Signed autograph
Discussing spider's thread and how it divides; observations of bees and their reproduction
Transcription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 7, p 340

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EL/L5/21
Earliest possible date
23 December 1670
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Martin Lister

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Martin Lister, Letter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg, 23 December 1670, EL/L5/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_21/letter-from-martin-lister-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 04 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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