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TitleLetter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg, dated at York
CreatorLister; Martin (1639-1712); physician and naturalist
Date14 June 1671
DescriptionSigned autograph
Observations of the 'Patellae Kermiformes' which have hatched in a box and the larvae produced; observations of glow-worms
Read to the Royal Society on 22 June 1671
Transcription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 105
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 6, no 73, p 2196
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originYork, North Yorkshire, England
Origin coordinates53.95763, -1.08271
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1671.0026
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9265a91e-6417-44e3-a69c-2a5ae3161d33
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8382Lister; Martin (1639 - 1712); physician and naturalist1639 - 1712
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