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

Reference number: EL/OB/130

Date: 24 January 1666

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Concerns warming a home with a tepid spring in frosty weather; concerning the differences in barometric observations; about certain animals being lighter in weight than their bulk; concerning a college in Seville which teaches the art of navigation

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EL/OB/130
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24 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, dated at Yeovil, Somerset, 24 January 1666, EL/OB/130, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_130/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-yeovil-somerset, accessed on 19 January 2025

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