Letter, from Lord [William] Brouncker to Colonel [James] Long

Reference number: EL/L5/5

Date: 01 January 1663

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Observations of growing wheat and reasons why there can be difficulties
Transcribed in RBO.2.231

Reference number: EL/L5/5
Earliest possible date: 01 January 1663
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Brouncker

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William Brouncker, Letter, from Lord [William] Brouncker to Colonel [James] Long, 01 January 1663, EL/L5/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_5/letter-from-lord-william-brouncker-to-colonel-james-long, accessed on 21 June 2025

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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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