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LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Brouncker to the Council of the Royal Society
Date12 February 1668
DescriptionA letter of recommendation for Dr Samuel Colepresse to be elected to the council of the Royal Society. The letter is signed by Brouncker but written in another hand.
LanguageLatin
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialCopied into LBO/2/152
RelatedRecordLBO/2/59
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b81df21f-f268-478f-bd03-6e62da3d4d06
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3503Brouncker; William (c1620 - 1684); 2nd Viscount Brouncker; mathematicianc1620 - 1684
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