Letter, from Francis Willughby to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Middleton
Reference number: EL/W3/32
Date: 29 January 1669

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Concerning caterpillars and their cocoons on oak trees; concerning the history of flying spiders
Read to the Royal Society on 10 February 1669
- Reference number
- EL/W3/32
- Earliest possible date
- 29 January 1669
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator names
Francis Willughby

Francis Willughby

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Francis Willughby, Francis Willughby, Letter, from Francis Willughby to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Middleton, 29 January 1669, EL/W3/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_32/letter-from-francis-willughby-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-middleton, accessed on 17 July 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Henry Oldenburg
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Francis Willughby
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