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RefNoEL/S2/86
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Scheuchzer to Hans Sloane
CreatorScheuchzer; Johann Jakob (1672-1733); professor of mathematics at Zurich; natural historian
Date1730
DescriptionOriginal dated 17 June 1730
Details of an epidemic in most of Europe communicated to Scheuchzer by Gabriel Seigneur, Senator of Lausanne; details of the numbers who died in Geneva, Switzerland, are given
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/f558b431-d8ec-4051-a21c-3954ec60377d
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA1410Scheuchzer; Johann Jakob (1672 - 1733)1672 - 1733
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