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Concerning the north and south poles, a large oyster shell, cloves, Chinese gold paper, ambergris, that the people of Java marry very young, concerning Japanese and Chinese varnish, concerning Sanskrit, concerning customs

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RBO/7/85
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4 pages
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Observations sent from the East Indies - answers to queries sent there by Richard Waller, RBO/7/85, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_85/observations-sent-from-the-east-indies-answers-to-queries-sent-there-by-richard-waller, accessed on 24 March 2025

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