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

Reference number: EL/R1/16

Date: 30 November 1674

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Concerning work on plants and seeds to be read to the Society; concerning a paper on seeds of plants which has been sent
Read to the Royal Society on 17 December 1674

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EL/R1/16
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30 November 1674
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2 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, 30 November 1674, EL/R1/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r1_16/letter-from-john-ray-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-middleton, accessed on 16 March 2025

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    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.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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