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Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle

Reference number: EL/OB/119

Date: 06 February 1665

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About mackerels and how they shine in the dark after boiling

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EL/OB/119
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06 February 1665
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2 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, 06 February 1665, EL/OB/119, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_119/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle, accessed on 24 May 2025

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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