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Letter, 'Concerning vegetable balls from a lake' from William Dixon to William Watson

Reference number: L&P/2/313

Date: 01 June 1752

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Subject: Botany

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from Wm. Dixon, Esq; F. R. S. to Mr. W. Watson, F. R. S. from loversall near doncaster in yorshire, June 1, 1752. concerning some vegetable balls; with remarks on them by Mr. Wm. Watson'

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L&P/2/313
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01 June 1752
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Dixon

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William Dixon, Letter, 'Concerning vegetable balls from a lake' from William Dixon to William Watson, 01 June 1752, L&P/2/313, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_313/letter-concerning-vegetable-balls-from-a-lake-from-william-dixon-to-william-watson, accessed on 24 March 2025

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