| RefNo | EL/P1/55 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Copy of a letter, from Andrew Paschall to Mr [John] Aubrey | 
| Creator | Paschall; Andrew (1631-1696); Church of England clergyman; advocate for a universal language | 
| Date | 13 January 1674 | 
| Description | Reports of a phenomennon like the aurora borealis observed in Somerset. A case in Bridgewater of a briony root being passed off fraudulently as a Mandrake, exposed by Paschall. Concerning language development and development of a universal language. Summarised in another hand at the head of the document as: "observations of an unusual meteor' and 'some particulars relating to the universal character'
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| Language | English | 
| Extent | 2p | 
| 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/d95ca43f-3a89-4023-b5e2-0a0ec97ea2c8 | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA8372 | Aubrey; John (1626 - 1697); antiquary and biographer | 1626 - 1697 |