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

Reference number: EL/L5/56

Date: 26 July 1673

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Further observations of the caecum in the digestive system of different animals; analysis of Nehemiah Grew's work 'Idea of a Phytological History' concerning vessels or veins in plants
Copy of letter see EL/L5/57
Transcription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', edited and translated by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 93

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EL/L5/56
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26 July 1673
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8 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, dated at York, 26 July 1673, EL/L5/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_56/letter-from-martin-lister-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-york, accessed on 10 December 2024

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