| RefNo | EL/M2/51 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Cotton Mather to John Woodward |
| Creator | Mather; Cotton (1663-1728); minister in America; author |
| Date | 25 September 1724 |
| Description | Discussing 'De Arte Combinatoria' and disbelief at its computation of different types of soils; discovery of a new type of black soil at Woodstock outside Boston which became white after a hedge planted in this soil caught fire |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c5de609d-0bf1-4881-a67d-6b4708ba6cc7 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6100 | Woodward; John (1665 - 1728); physician, natural historian, and antiquary | 1665 - 1728 |
| NA8409 | Mather; Cotton (1663 - 1728) | 1663 - 1728 |