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Letter, 'Observations on mushrooms' from William Watson to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/1/294

Date: 02 May 1744

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Subject: Mycology

Read 31 May 1744

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L&P/1/294
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02 May 1744
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Ink on paper
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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William Watson

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William Watson, Letter, 'Observations on mushrooms' from William Watson to the Royal Society, 02 May 1744, L&P/1/294, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_294/letter-observations-on-mushrooms-from-william-watson-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 25 March 2025

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