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Letter, 'Gift of a copy of the 6th part of his History of Insects' from Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/1/183

Date: 26 January 1743

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Subject: Zoology

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Reference number
L&P/1/183
Earliest possible date
26 January 1743
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur

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Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur, Letter, 'Gift of a copy of the 6th part of his History of Insects' from Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur to Martin Folkes, 26 January 1743, L&P/1/183, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_183/letter-gift-of-a-copy-of-the-6th-part-of-his-history-of-insects-from-rene-antoine-ferchault-de-reaumur-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 06 October 2024

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