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RefNoEL/B1/103
LevelItem
TitleExtract of a letter, from Olaus Borrichius to Kenelm Digby, dated at Paris
Date19 January 1663
DescriptionConcerning Servier's portable machine that can read the temperature of a human through touch
Read to the Royal Society on 20 January 1634
LanguageLatin
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/1/125
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/339c9380-ac05-4bab-b7d1-0a97a2db2fc1
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8202Digby; Sir; Kenelm (1603 - 1665); natural philosopher and courtier1603 - 1665
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