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Letter, from Robert Southwell to Mr Smith, dated at Lisbon

Reference number: EL/S1/18

Date: 09 December 1667

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On the subject of ripening figs with other questions about flies and figs; wishes for further information about herbs or trees

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EL/S1/18
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09 December 1667
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Southwell

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Robert Southwell, Letter, from Robert Southwell to Mr Smith, dated at Lisbon, 09 December 1667, EL/S1/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_18/letter-from-robert-southwell-to-mr-smith-dated-at-lisbon, accessed on 09 February 2025

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