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

Reference number: EL/O2/97

Date: 29 October 1672

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Concerning Lister's paper on kermes and snails and that his alterations to the notes about kermes have been printed; that Oldenburg will not print Lister's thoughts on spa waters; concerning recently published work by Fellows; that Nehemiah Grew had shown the Society a new representation of the structure of roots of several plants

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EL/O2/97
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29 October 1672
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3 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, 29 October 1672, EL/O2/97, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o2_97/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-martin-lister-dated-at-london, accessed on 02 December 2024

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