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Letter, from Thomas Robie to William Derham, dated at Salem

Reference number: EL/R1/63

Date: 04 June 1723

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Concerning the effects of inoculation; the eclipse of the sun in November 1722; and the venom of spiders
Robie was a physician in New England

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EL/R1/63
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04 June 1723
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Robie

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Thomas Robie, Letter, from Thomas Robie to William Derham, dated at Salem, 04 June 1723, EL/R1/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r1_63/letter-from-thomas-robie-to-william-derham-dated-at-salem, accessed on 08 February 2025

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