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Letter, from Francis Willughby to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/W3/39

Date: 19 August 1670

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Concerning maggots in rotten wood; observations of spiders and egg sacs
Read to the Royal Society on 27 October 1670

Reference number
EL/W3/39
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19 August 1670
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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, 19 August 1670, EL/W3/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_39/letter-from-francis-willughby-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 10 December 2024

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