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The well of 232 feet was bored at the hospital of Old men in Amsterdam.
List of different soils which were found is given

Reference number
RBO/2ii/43
Earliest possible date
24 June 1663
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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'An Accompt of the ground of a Waterpitt boared at Amsterdam presented to the Society by Mons Huygens', 24 June 1663, RBO/2ii/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2ii_43/an-accompt-of-the-ground-of-a-waterpitt-boared-at-amsterdam-presented-to-the-society-by-mons-huygens, accessed on 19 March 2025

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