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Reference numberEL/L5/74
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg, dated at York
CreatorLister; Martin (1639-1712); physician and naturalist
Date27 June 1675
DescriptionSigned autograph
Sends an extract of a letter from Thomas Townes about his experiences in Barbados: about wine; the climate; vegetation; the indigenous population
Copy by Henry Oldenburg is EL/L5/75

Read to the Royal Society on 1 July 1675
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 10, no 117, p 399
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originYork, North Yorkshire, England
Origin coordinates53.95763, -1.08271
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1675.0039
Transcription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 11, p 373
Related records in the catalogueEL/L5/75
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5441abe4-ff29-4d99-84f3-4549994e3a3e
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8382Lister; Martin (1639 - 1712); physician and naturalist1639 - 1712
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