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RefNoEL/H3/102
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington
CreatorHorsley; John (1685-1732); natural philosopher; antiquarian
Date16 July 1723
DescriptionOutlines his theory of curvature and centripetal forces with mathematical formulae and figures
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originWiddrington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates55.25, -1.58333
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/4987a70f-0251-414e-8b40-befb2cad18f9
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5031Jurin; James (1684 - 1750); physician1684 - 1750
NA8080Horsley; John (1685 - 1732); archaeologist1685 - 1732
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