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Letter, from Sebastian Wirdig to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/W3/55

Date: 01 March 1669

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Mentions his book 'Nova medicina spirituum' and sends a copy to the Royal Society
Read to the Royal Society on 11 December 1673

Reference number
EL/W3/55
Earliest possible date
01 March 1669
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript
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Sebastian Wirdig

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Sebastian Wirdig, Letter, from Sebastian Wirdig to the Royal Society, 01 March 1669, EL/W3/55, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_55/letter-from-sebastian-wirdig-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 06 June 2026

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