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RefNoEL/M1/91
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of a letter, from William Molyneux to Francis Aston, dated at Dublin
CreatorMolyneux; William (1656-1698); experimental philosopher; constitutional writer
Date1686
DescriptionDiscussing the work of Hevelius and the comments made by Robert Hooke upon it; discussing the differences between Hevelius's observations and those of Halley on his telescopic sextant

Letter was dated 12 November 1685 and postscript dated 13 February 1686
Translated into Latin by Molyneux and sent by St George Ashe to William Musgrave
LanguageLatin
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
Place originDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Origin coordinates53.33306, -6.24889
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal in English is EL/M1/92
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9f77ee3a-1675-4e80-94e1-9ade98904b66
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CodePersonNameDates
NA4559Aston; Francis (c1644 - 1715); courtierc1644 - 1715
NA5638Molyneux; William (1656 - 1698); natural philosopher and writer1656 - 1698
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