Letter, from Francis Willughby to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Middleton
Reference number: EL/W3/35
Date: 07 June 1670
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Whether or not the moon affects animal and vegetable; concerning spiders, stating that he has already described 40 species of spider
- Reference number
- EL/W3/35
- Earliest possible date
- 07 June 1670
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Francis Willughby
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Francis Willughby, Francis Willughby, Letter, from Francis Willughby to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Middleton, 07 June 1670, EL/W3/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_35/letter-from-francis-willughby-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-middleton, accessed on 09 March 2026
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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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