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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Copy of a letter, from William Petty [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/P1/33

Date: 03 April 1675

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Discussing 'creation' in the Bible; discussing matter and image, and place and matter

Reference number
EL/P1/33
Earliest possible date
03 April 1675
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript
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William Petty

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Sir; William Petty

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William Petty, Sir; William Petty, Copy of a letter, from William Petty [to the Royal Society], 03 April 1675, EL/P1/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_33/copy-of-a-letter-from-william-petty-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 07 March 2026

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