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Letter, from John Ray to Tancred Robinson, dated at Black Notley

Reference number: EL/R1/19

Date: 21 August 1693

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Concerns new details about birds; concerns drinking 'wiley waters'; concerning theory about tides

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EL/R1/19
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21 August 1693
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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 Tancred Robinson, dated at Black Notley, 21 August 1693, EL/R1/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r1_19/letter-from-john-ray-to-tancred-robinson-dated-at-black-notley, accessed on 18 April 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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