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| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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Shelfmark:
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Waller Ms benl-00532 |
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Type of object:
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manuscript |
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Dimensions:
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235 x 187mm |
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Extent:
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2 foll. |
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Material:
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paper |
| DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS |
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Type of element:
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letter |
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Extent:
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1a-1b |
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Language:
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Latin |
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Place:
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Leiden |
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Date:
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1743-04-02 (doubtful) |
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Comments to date:
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Year doubtful |
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Short summary:
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Acknowledgement of the reception of the addressee's sixth volume on insects, comments on it and on the author's own research on an animal (polypus fluviatilis), that can be torn in hundreds of pieces, all of which will have their own lives and will develop into full-grown animals |
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Person:
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Van Musschenbroek, Petrus, 1692-1761, Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher, Inventor, Professor, author |
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Subject:
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Zoology |
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