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Letter, 'With the gift of a microscope for viewing water animals' from John Cuffe to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/1/227

Date: 17 November 1743

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Subject: Microscopy

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L&P/1/227
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17 November 1743
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'With the gift of a microscope for viewing water animals' from John Cuffe to Martin Folkes, 17 November 1743, L&P/1/227, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_227/letter-with-the-gift-of-a-microscope-for-viewing-water-animals-from-john-cuffe-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 05 October 2024

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