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Letter, from William Stukeley to Roger Gale, dated at Stamford

Reference number: EL/S2/66

Date: 05 May 1733

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Concerning an oil applied externally as a cure for gout; provides evidence to refute John Wallis's claims that this medicine is fatal
Read to the Royal Society on 24 May 1733

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EL/S2/66
Earliest possible date
05 May 1733
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Letter, from William Stukeley to Roger Gale, dated at Stamford, 05 May 1733, EL/S2/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_66/letter-from-william-stukeley-to-roger-gale-dated-at-stamford, accessed on 13 May 2025

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