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RefNoEL/H3/43
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Edmond Halley to William Molyneux, dated at London
CreatorHalley; Edmond (1656-1742); English astronomer
Date27 May 1686
DescriptionThanks for sending the figure of the girl with a deformity
Concerning inventions by Hooke: the level; his pendulum clock; his telescope
Concerning treatment of Hevelius's observations
Concerning Henry Justel's account of the furnace
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originLondon, England
Origin coordinates51.50853, -0.12574
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialJBO/8/68
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/d942bba9-307a-40c4-b982-9afda1eeade3
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5638Molyneux; William (1656 - 1698); natural philosopher and writer1656 - 1698
NA8423Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer1656 - 1742
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