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Letter, 'Concerning some oysters' from Richard Rosdew to Samuel Musgrave

Reference number: L&P/6/170

Date: 05 May 1776

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Subject: Physiology

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L&P/6/170
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05 May 1776
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Concerning some oysters' from Richard Rosdew to Samuel Musgrave, 05 May 1776, L&P/6/170, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_170/letter-concerning-some-oysters-from-richard-rosdew-to-samuel-musgrave, accessed on 14 February 2025

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