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RefNoEL/OB/140
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Beale to John Houghton, dated at Yeovil, Somerset
CreatorBeale; John (1608-1683); Church of England clergyman; writer on agriculture and natural philosophy
Date1 February 1680
DescriptionConcerning Boyle's 'aerial noctiluca'; that rotten wood and a tree in Jamaica are lasting luminaries; that lobsters' shells shined vividly but that thunder affected them
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originYeovil, Somerset, England
Origin coordinates50.94159, -2.63211
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/cd648307-bb55-4fe2-8371-46d85e568e80
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CodePersonNameDates
NA3232Houghton; John (1645 - 1705); apothecary and author1645 - 1705
NA3355Beale; John (c1608 - c1683); clergyman and writerc1608 - c1683
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