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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

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EL/W3/32
Earliest possible date
29 January 1669
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Willughby

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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 10 December 2024

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