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Reference numberEL/L5/122
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Edward Lhwyd to Martin Lister, dated at Oxford
CreatorLhwyd; Edward (1659-1709); naturalist; philologist; keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Date1693
DescriptionRelating to the letter about the effects of burning hay ricks, Lhwyd sends an account of a shower of ash resembling caterpillars in Wales, which occurred in 1601, from a manuscript
Read to the Royal Society on 14 March 1693
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originOxford, Oxfordshire, England
Origin coordinates51.75222, -1.25596
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NotesLhwyd also spelt Lloyd and Lhuyd
Access statusOpen
Related materialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 18, no 208, p 48
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/dd71c597-265e-4f34-ac68-e1cce0350b88
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8382Lister; Martin (1639 - 1712); physician and naturalist1639 - 1712
NA7782Lhuyd; Edward (1660 - 1709); naturalist and antiquary1660 - 1709
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