Letter, from Martin Lister to the Archbishop of York [Richard Sterne], dated at York
Reference number: EL/L5/45
Date: 10 April 1672
Description
Signed autograph
Observation of a stone removed from under the tongue and the production of saliva subsequently
Henry Oldenburg's note states that this letter was sent by the Archbishop of York to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who then passed it onto R Moray, who presented it to the Royal Society
Read to the Royal Society on 1 May 1672
- Reference number
- EL/L5/45
- Earliest possible date
- 10 April 1672
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Martin Lister, Martin Lister, Letter, from Martin Lister to the Archbishop of York [Richard Sterne], dated at York, 10 April 1672, EL/L5/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_45/letter-from-martin-lister-to-the-archbishop-of-york-richard-sterne-dated-at-york, accessed on 17 August 2026
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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 -
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Martin Lister
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Richard Stearne
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Dates: 1613 - 1740
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