Letter, 'An account of some very perfect and uncommon specimens of Spongiae' from John Strange to James West
Reference number: L&P/5/164
Date: 16 November 1769
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Subject: Botany
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as An account of some very perfect and uncommon specimens of spongiæ from the coast of Italy: In a letter to James West, Esquire, President of the Royal Society; from John Strange, Esquire. F. R. S'
Read 22 March 1770
- Reference number
- L&P/5/164
- Earliest possible date
- 16 November 1769
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Strange, James West, Letter, 'An account of some very perfect and uncommon specimens of Spongiae' from John Strange to James West, 16 November 1769, L&P/5/164, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_164/letter-an-account-of-some-very-perfect-and-uncommon-specimens-of-spongiae-from-john-strange-to-james-west, accessed on 07 August 2026
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