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RefNoEL/C2/26
LevelItem
TitleAbstract of a letter, from John Ciampini at Rome to Father Bernard Joseph
CreatorCiampini; Giovanni (1633-1698); Italian archaeologist; ecclesiastical historian; antiquarian
Date1691
DescriptionConcerning an account of four specimens of asbestos and about how it was spun into cloth
Abstract by Richard Waller
Read to the Royal Society on 26 June 1695
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originRome, Latium, Italy
Origin coordinates41.89193, 12.51133
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/28/562
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 273, p 911
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/05c9a6ff-ad7a-4f86-955f-170899b18a7d
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