Letter, from Samuel Tuke to the President of the Royal Society
Reference number: EL/T/1
Date: 26 June 1661
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Concerning meetings of the French Academy (mentioning Cardinal de Richelieu, de Rubervals, Comte d'Albume, Monmor, Sorbiere); that Henry Puckering of Warwick had brought seeds resembling wheat which he says fell from the sky; concerning some berries sent to Gresham College
Read to the Royal Society on 22 May 1661 and 26 June 1661
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- EL/T/1
- Earliest possible date
- 26 June 1661
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- 6 pages
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- Manuscript
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Samuel Tuke, Sir; Samuel Tuke, Letter, from Samuel Tuke to the President of the Royal Society, 26 June 1661, EL/T/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_1/letter-from-samuel-tuke-to-the-president-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 08 July 2025
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