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LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Joshua Childrey to the Bishop of Salisbury [Seth Ward], dated at Upway
CreatorChildrey; Joshua (1625-1670); antiquary; astrologer
Date31 March 1669
DescriptionAutograph letter enclosing a paper discussing reservations about Dr Wallis's hypothesis about flux and reflux (tides) of the sea
Paper attached
LanguageEnglish
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
Place originUpwey, Dorset, England
Origin coordinates50.66031, -2.46824
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/3/316
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 5, no 64, p 2061
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/cdeab496-8bcf-4550-b5e6-b11d27ae9f26
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CodePersonNameDates
NA2442Ward; Seth (1617 - 1689); astronomer and bishop of Exeter and Salisbury1617 - 1689
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