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Reference numberEL/B2/31
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Beaumont to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Stony-Easton
CreatorBeaumont; John (1640-1731); natural philosopher; collector of geological specimens
Date19 June 1676
DescriptionAutograph letter with further observations concerning the vegetation of rock plants in mines on the north side of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, clarifying concerns presented by Mr Lister; some discussion about shells found in stone quarries
Read to Royal Society on 10 November 1676
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 11, no 129, p 724
LanguageEnglish
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
Place originSton Easton, Somerset, England
Origin coordinates51.28168, -2.54196
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1676.0042
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/eb95c17a-0145-45e1-98a9-73ffac764f5e
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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