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Letter, from J[ohn] Sturdy [to the Royal Society], dated at Thurnham

Reference number: EL/S1/132

Date: 14 November 1675

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Promises to send some iron ore stating that it is used as medicine for cattle; suggesting works on alchemy to read; discussing the body being composed of small capillary tubes; wishes for papers by John Beale on 'tongue grafting'

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EL/S1/132
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14 November 1675
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1 page
Format
Manuscript

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John Sturdy

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John Sturdy, Letter, from J[ohn] Sturdy [to the Royal Society], dated at Thurnham, 14 November 1675, EL/S1/132, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_132/letter-from-john-sturdy-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-thurnham, accessed on 09 February 2025

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