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Letter, from Peter Nelson to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Durham

Reference number: EL/N1/33

Date: 21 April 1673

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Concerning a cow from Northumberland which had 50 calves; comments on natural philosophy and religion

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EL/N1/33
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21 April 1673
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Peter Nelson

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Peter Nelson, Letter, from Peter Nelson to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Durham, 21 April 1673, EL/N1/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_n1_33/letter-from-peter-nelson-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-durham, accessed on 12 October 2024

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