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RefNoEL/B3/75
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of a letter and paper, from Matthias Belius to Hans Sloane , dated at Presburg in Hungary
CreatorBelius; Matthias (1684-1749); Lutheran pastor; polymath
Date13 March 1739
DescriptionBelius sends a paper with observations of two unusual caves in Hungary - one cave in Szelicz with icicles, the other in Ribar which emitted noxious vapours
Original letter and paper, which now no longer exist, were in Latin
LanguageEnglish
Extent23p
FormatManuscript
Place originBratislava, (Upper Hungary) Slovakia
Origin coordinates48.14816, 17.10674
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/118bac62-6609-46e4-bfb6-dc9358c0f2bb
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA5343Belius; Matthias (1684 - 1749)1684 - 1749
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