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Copy of a letter, from Monsieur Fehre [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/S1/41a

Date: 11 May 1666

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Copied by Johannes Hevelius
Answering questions set by Hevelius
Concerning the effects of cold, particularly on wine and beer, in Russia

Reference number
EL/S1/41a
Earliest possible date
11 May 1666
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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chief secretary to Prince Ratzivil Fehre (fl 1666)

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chief secretary to Prince Ratzivil Fehre (fl 1666), Copy of a letter, from Monsieur Fehre [to the Royal Society], 11 May 1666, EL/S1/41a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_41a/copy-of-a-letter-from-monsieur-fehre-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 24 March 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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