Letter, from William Stephens to Philip Miller, dated at Dublin
Reference number: EL/S2/45
Date: 28 October 1730
Description
Sends roots of 'Tythymalus hibernicus' (Makinboy) and gives account of it; also about 'Scilla radico albas' which grows along the coast of County Kerry
- Reference number
- EL/S2/45
- Earliest possible date
- 28 October 1730
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Stephens
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William Stephens, William Stephens, Letter, from William Stephens to Philip Miller, dated at Dublin, 28 October 1730, EL/S2/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_45/letter-from-william-stephens-to-philip-miller-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 14 October 2026
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Concerning the root 'Makinboy' from Ireland in a letter from William Stephens to Philip Miller
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Philip Miller
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William Stephens
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