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Reference numberEL/C1/119
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James Crawford to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Venice
CreatorCrawford; James (fl 1674-1677)
Date18 July 1675
DescriptionAutograph letter
Crawford sends a sample of 'mercurius fixatus' (fixed mercury), found by Travagini, to the Royal Society; states that the librarian of St Marks is sending a list of their Greek manuscripts and asks for a list of printed Greek and Latin material from one of the Royal Society's booksellers
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originVenice, Veneto, Italy
Origin coordinates45.43861, 12.32667
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed in LBO/7/151
Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 11, p 391
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/53a67d95-13fa-4b84-ace0-1313bf2cf05c
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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