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Letter, 'Account of the Bishop of London's garden at Fulham, originally planted by Dr Henry Compton' from William Watson to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/222

Date: 27 June 1751

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Subject: Botany

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the Bishop of Lnodon's garden at Fulham; by Mr. William Watson, F. R. S'

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L&P/2/222
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27 June 1751
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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, 'Account of the Bishop of London's garden at Fulham, originally planted by Dr Henry Compton' from William Watson to the Royal Society, 27 June 1751, L&P/2/222, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_222/letter-account-of-the-bishop-of-londons-garden-at-fulham-originally-planted-by-dr-henry-compton-from-william-watson-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 20 January 2025

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