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Letter, from Abbe Levasseur to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/L5/92

Date: 03 January 1676

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Discussing the translations his brother has made of Nehemiah Grew's work

Reference number
EL/L5/92
Earliest possible date
03 January 1676
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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abbot Levasseur (fl 1675-1676)

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abbot Levasseur (fl 1675-1676), Letter, from Abbe Levasseur to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 03 January 1676, EL/L5/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_92/letter-from-abbe-levasseur-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 19 June 2025

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