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RefNoEL/C2/35
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James Cunningham to Hans Sloane, dated at the Cape of Good Hope
CreatorCunningham; James (fl 1700)
Date6 April 1700
DescriptionConcerning thermometer readings and magnetic readings at the Cape of Good Hope
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originCape Corse, Corsica, France
Origin coordinates42.98302, 9.40232
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/12/205
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 264, p 577
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/69b9a35e-a0ef-4702-bf2b-8539ba7ddc0c
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA6763Cunningham; James (c 1667 - 1709); naturalistc 1667 - 1709
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