Record

RefNoEL/C2/9
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from George St Clare to Robert Hooke, dated at Clapham
CreatorSt Clare; George (fl 1680)
Date19 January 1680
DescriptionSt Clare's covering letter enclosing an anonymous account of a comet seen in Scotland during December
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originClapham, (Surrey) Greater London, England
Origin coordinates51.46224, -0.13759
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialSee EL/C2/8 for account of the comet
Transcribed in LBO/28/450
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/4eae6787-3dab-4b56-82ac-20a78eb5ab3f
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8242Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher1635 - 1703
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