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Letter, from John W[eichard] Valvasor to Thomas Gale

Reference number: EL/V/33

Date: 01 August 1686

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Method of casting brass statues
Read to the Royal Society on 1 December 1686

Reference number
EL/V/33
Earliest possible date
01 August 1686
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Johann Weikhard Valvasor

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Johann Weikhard Valvasor, Johann Weichard Valvasour, Letter, from John W[eichard] Valvasor to Thomas Gale, 01 August 1686, EL/V/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_v_33/letter-from-john-weichard-valvasor-to-thomas-gale, accessed on 09 February 2026

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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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