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Letter, from Frank Nicholls to Hans Sloane, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/N2/11

Date: 28 December 1728

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News from Paris: details of Reaumur's method for making china; that the method for dissecting fruits and leaves has been sent

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EL/N2/11
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28 December 1728
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Frank Nicholls

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Frank Nicholls, Letter, from Frank Nicholls to Hans Sloane, dated at Paris, 28 December 1728, EL/N2/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_n2_11/letter-from-frank-nicholls-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-paris, accessed on 18 May 2025

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