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Letter, from John Ray to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Middleton

Reference number: EL/R1/14

Date: 12 September 1671

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Account of the dissection of a porpoise highlighting some things omitted by Rondeletius
Read to the Royal Society on 9 November 1671

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EL/R1/14
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12 September 1671
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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John Ray

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John Ray, Letter, from John Ray to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Middleton, 12 September 1671, EL/R1/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r1_14/letter-from-john-ray-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-middleton, accessed on 08 February 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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