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Letter, from Thomas Tenison to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/T/37

Date: 06 April 1671

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Observations of the well and waters at Holy-well in Huntingtonshire; observations of the stones found around the well which some have called sea-glass and diamonds; provides thoughts on the origins of these stones

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EL/T/37
Earliest possible date
06 April 1671
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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Thomas Tenison

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Thomas Tenison, Letter, from Thomas Tenison to Henry Oldenburg, 06 April 1671, EL/T/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_37/letter-from-thomas-tenison-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 07 October 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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