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

Reference number: EL/O2/138

Date: 18 November 1673

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Concerning stones that resembled plants and calls them 'rock plants'; asks for a sample of the preparation of blood-staunching liquid

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EL/O2/138
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18 November 1673
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Martin Lister, dated at London, 18 November 1673, EL/O2/138, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_138/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-martin-lister-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 July 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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