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Three Theorems of Vegetation of trees by Mr Brotherton

Reference number: RBO/7/8

Date: 27 May 1687

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About the movement of sap being continuous and ascending and about the growth of a tree
Read to the Royal Society on 11 May 1687

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RBO/7/8
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27 May 1687
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Three Theorems of Vegetation of trees by Mr Brotherton, 27 May 1687, RBO/7/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_8/three-theorems-of-vegetation-of-trees-by-mr-brotherton, accessed on 16 January 2025

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