Record

RefNoEL/P1/101
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Charles Preston to Hans Sloane
CreatorPreston; Charles (fl 1698-1700)
Datend
DescriptionConcerning stones and feather found in the 'vesicula fellea' of a man who died from a gangrene liver; concerning a long hair found in the yolk of an egg; concerning a stone found in Cattersane hill with figure at end of letter; concerning observations of St Kilda, Scotland; recommends two correspondents to the Royal Society
Read to the Royal Society on 27 October 1697
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/3b5d0e10-1255-46d2-8447-bb5bb79e693c
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
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