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

Reference number: EL/OB/143

Date: 26 June 1682

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Wishes Dr Spratt to continue writing the History of the Society; concerning Wilkin's real character; concerning Parker's demonstration of the laws of nature; wishes someone could write on a regular basis about philosophical developments in Scotland

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EL/OB/143
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26 June 1682
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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, dated at Yeovil, Somerset, 26 June 1682, EL/OB/143, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_143/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-yeovil-somerset, accessed on 08 February 2026

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