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

Reference number: EL/L5/73

Date: 16 January 1675

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Signed autograph
Observations of the bleeding of a four-month old infant which lead to her death

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EL/L5/73
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16 January 1675
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Martin Lister

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Martin Lister, Martin Lister, Letter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg, dated at York, 16 January 1675, EL/L5/73, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_73/letter-from-martin-lister-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-york, accessed on 11 July 2025

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    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.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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