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Letter, from Casper Neumann to Hans Sloane, dated at Berlin

Reference number: EL/N2/4

Date: 16 April 1733

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Account of camphor of thyme; discussion about the nature of ambergris and its taxonomy; details of Mr Gottfried's hypothesis on ambergris; concerning changes to Neumann's paper on ambergris; reminiscencing about time in London and seeing Sloane's collection of natural curiosities

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EL/N2/4
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16 April 1733
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6 pages
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Manuscript
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Caspar Neumann

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Caspar Neumann, Caspar Neumann, Letter, from Casper Neumann to Hans Sloane, dated at Berlin, 16 April 1733, EL/N2/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_n2_4/letter-from-casper-neumann-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-berlin, accessed on 08 July 2025

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