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Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle

Reference number: EL/OB/129

Date: 07 January 1666

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Note at top reads: 'This was intended for Mr Boyle if it had beene legible'
Considers what items will retain heat for the longest

Reference number
EL/OB/129
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07 January 1666
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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John Beale

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John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, 07 January 1666, EL/OB/129, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_129/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle, accessed on 13 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    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.

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