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'A Philosophical Discourse of Earth relating to the Culture and Improvement of it for Vegetation and the Propagation of Plants etc' by John Evelyn

Reference number: RBO/5/1

Date: 1675

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Discussing agriculture; that blood was a good compost for soil; details of other types of composts; microscopical observations of earth; liquids most suitable for watering plants
Read to the Royal Society on 29 April and 13 May 1675

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RBO/5/1
Earliest possible date
1675
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52 pages
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Manuscript

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'A Philosophical Discourse of Earth relating to the Culture and Improvement of it for Vegetation and the Propagation of Plants etc' by John Evelyn, 1675, RBO/5/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_5_1/a-philosophical-discourse-of-earth-relating-to-the-culture-and-improvement-of-it-for-vegetation-and-the-propagation-of-plants-etc-by-john-evelyn, accessed on 15 September 2024

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