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Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at Yeovil, Somerset

Reference number: EL/OB/110

Date: 11 January 1663

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Concerning barometrical observations; concerning springs and a well in Dorset which should be investigated by brewers and housewives; concerning weights and measures

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EL/OB/110
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11 January 1663
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Beale

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John Beale, John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at Yeovil, Somerset, 11 January 1663, EL/OB/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_110/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-yeovil-somerset, accessed on 10 November 2025

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