Record

RefNoEL/K/20
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Kirke to Hans Sloane, dated at Cookridge
CreatorKirke; Thomas (1650-1706); antiquary; topographer; museum owner (Cookridge, near Leeds)
Date2 November 1694
DescriptionFurther discussion of the wether sheep who was suckling a lamb (see EL/K/19 for first letter); concerning a chemist who had extracted saltpetre from spring water
Read at the Royal Society on 14 November 1694
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originCookridge, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates53.8568, -1.62379
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9e68a47d-7b21-4415-b5fc-941359f8e75e
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA5452Kirke; Thomas (1650 - 1706); antiquary and topographer1650 - 1706
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