William Lily

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William Lily: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 21, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Feb 21, 2024
	Add new Web site: Urania Trust - Biography of William Lilly.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 23, 2019
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 09, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998