Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle
Reference number: EL/OB/122
Date: 28 August 1666
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Concerning Oldenburg's paper on light and flame; concerning the skills of dairymaids in making cheese; concerning the motion of liquids; concerning yeast and bread-making; concerning 'fairy rings' in pastures; that he has received a Latin manuscript about plants and their affiinities; concerning glaciation
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- EL/OB/122
- Earliest possible date
- 28 August 1666
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Beale, John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, 28 August 1666, EL/OB/122, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_122/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle, accessed on 10 October 2026
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Robert Boyle
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John Beale
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