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RefNoMS/790/76
LevelItem
TitleLetter from James Jurin, Austin Fryars, to Martin Folkes
CreatorJurin; James (1684-1750); British physician and natural philosopher
RecipientFolkes; Martin (1690 - 1754); antiquary and natural philosopher
Date9 April 1743
DescriptionJurin requests that a piece he has sent to Folkes [not present] be published in 'The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' "in this form". He also requests that suitable parts of the beginning and conclusion be read at one of the Society's meetings. On the reverse of the letter are two numerical calculations in a different hand.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8378Folkes; Martin (1690 - 1754); antiquary and natural philosopher1690 - 1754
NA5031Jurin; James (1684 - 1750); physician1684 - 1750
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