Record

RefNoLBO/7/5
AltRefNoLBO/7/11
LevelFile
TitleCopy letter from Martin Lister, York, to Henry Oldenburg
Date19 January 1673/1674
Description ' Some observations about the Astroites '
' which are stones also ionted like the others, but not found that i know of, in the same Rockes. And we must crosse the plain contrey, and seeke for them hard under the York-shire wooldes : For what store I could procure of them, were brought me from Bugthorpe and Leppington. ...'

Also includes a full page of ink drawn figures, and provides an explanation for them
Extent4p plus 1p figure
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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