Letter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg, dated at York

Reference number: EL/L5/39

Date: 16 October 1671

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Asks questions about tarantulas; observations of pismires (type of ant) and goat-chaffer or sweet beetle; wishes an amendment to be made to the publication of a letter in 'Philosophical Transactions'
Transcription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 263
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 6, no 77, p 3002

Reference number: EL/L5/39
Earliest possible date: 16 October 1671
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Martin Lister, Letter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg, dated at York, 16 October 1671, EL/L5/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_39/letter-from-martin-lister-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-york, accessed on 14 December 2024

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Some additions of Mr. Lyster to his former communications about vegetable excrescencies, and ichueumon wasps; together with an inquiry concerning Tarantula's and a discovery of another musk-sented insect: transmitted to the publisher from York in two letters, of Octob. 16. and 28. 1671 External link, opens in new tab.

Author: Lyster

Date: 2nd November 1671

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1671.0055

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters L5
1651-1701 Reference number: EL/L5

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