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Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at London

Reference number: EL/OB/128

Date: 31 October 1666

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Discussing possible correspondents, particularly wishing to learn from American plantation owners about their husbandry practices; discussing baroscopes

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EL/OB/128
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31 October 1666
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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 London, 31 October 1666, EL/OB/128, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_128/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-london, accessed on 06 December 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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