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Reference numberEL/B2/49
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TitleLetter, from Dr [Thomas] Beverly to John Wallis at Oxford
CreatorBeverly; Thomas (1686 - 1702); Independent minister; author
Date28 December 1698
DescriptionBeverely's letter to the Royal Society conveys information supplied by Mr Petto about his observations of the sun seen in Sudbury, Suffolk
Note by Hans Sloane to Dr Wallis, dated 11 November 1698, states that the Royal Society, after hearing the letter on 9 November, wanted the opinion of Wallis on this matter
Figure in text
Transcribed in RBO.7.240
Partly printed in 'Philososophical Transactions', vol 21, no 250, p 107
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originOxford, Oxfordshire, England
Origin coordinates51.75222, -1.25596
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1699.0022
Related records in the catalogueRBO/7/88
RBO/7/88
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8e6939d3-31fa-4b2f-96aa-2502174aa2f4
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7472Wallis; John (1616 - 1703); mathematician and cryptographer1616 - 1703
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