| Reference number | EL/P1/101 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Preston to Hans Sloane |
| Creator | Preston; Charles (fl 1698-1700) |
| Date | nd |
| Description | Concerning stones and feather found in the 'vesicula fellea' of a man who died from a gangrene liver; concerning a long hair found in the yolk of an egg; concerning a stone found in Cattersane hill with figure at end of letter; concerning observations of St Kilda, Scotland; recommends two correspondents to the Royal Society
Read to the Royal Society on 27 October 1697 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/3b5d0e10-1255-46d2-8447-bb5bb79e693c |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |