Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at Yeovil, Somerset
Reference number: EL/OB/101
Date: 28 September 1663
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Concerning Wimberton who left his body for medical research stating that 'the anatomy of the living is more instructive than of the dead'; discussion about why medicines are fickle; concerning Mr Waller and 'winds of the spleene'
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- EL/OB/101
- Earliest possible date
- 28 September 1663
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Beale, John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at Yeovil, Somerset, 28 September 1663, EL/OB/101, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_101/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-yeovil-somerset, accessed on 10 October 2026
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