Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Copy of a letter, from Peter Smith to John Beale

Reference number: EL/S1/4

Date: 01 January 1664

Description

Communicated by Beale to Henry Oldenburg in a letter dated 12 March 1664
Concerning the extraction of saltpeter [saltpetre]; about wild cherries; concerning experiment of planting vines according to instructions from Germany

Reference number
EL/S1/4
Earliest possible date
01 January 1664
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript
Also available on Early Modern Letters Online
View Also available on Early Modern Letters Online (external link, opens in new tab)

Creator name

Peter Smith

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

Peter Smith, Copy of a letter, from Peter Smith to John Beale, 01 January 1664, EL/S1/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_4/copy-of-a-letter-from-peter-smith-to-john-beale, accessed on 15 January 2025

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_4/copy-of-a-letter-from-peter-smith-to-john-beale

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/el_s1_4/copy-of-a-letter-from-peter-smith-to-john-beale" title="Copy of a letter, from Peter Smith to John Beale" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Early Letters

    Dates: 1613-1740

    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.

    View collection