Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Charles Somerset, dated at London
Reference number: EL/O2/150
Date: 19 August 1674
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That Cervier has many mechanical curiosities, that de la Rouviere should impart his experiment with zinc and about a juice which protects a man's hand from molten lead; concerning Nehemiah Grew's work on the texture of trees; concerning an unusual case of breast-feeding
- Reference number
- EL/O2/150
- Earliest possible date
- 19 August 1674
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Charles Somerset, dated at London, 19 August 1674, EL/O2/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_150/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-charles-somerset-dated-at-london, accessed on 12 August 2026
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Charles Somerset
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