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RefNoEL/S1/106
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Richard Stafford to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Bermuda
CreatorStafford; Richard (fl 1626-1670); sheriff of Bermuda
Date16 July 1668
DescriptionConcerning Bermuda: the tides, whales, spiders' webs, vegetables and the longevity of its inhabitants

Read to the Royal Society on 22 October 1668
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originBermuda
Origin coordinates32.33333, -64.75
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 4, p 550
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 3, no 40, p 792
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a5446083-7d9d-4568-af39-18c889bf010d
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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