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RefNoEL/M1/94
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Molyneux to Edmond Halley, dated at Dublin
CreatorMolyneux; William (1656-1698); experimental philosopher; constitutional writer
Date8 April 1686
DescriptionConcerning the role of the secretary of the Society and that this person should be paid; concerning work to produce a natural history; thanks for his election to the Fellowship and for sending correspondence; concerning a child with extraordinary mathematical ability; concerning Hooke and his baroscope; concerning the controversy about Hevelius and his telescopic sights; discussing a proposition about 'shooting ascents and descents' (with figure)
Read to the Royal Society on 21 April 1686
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Origin coordinates53.33306, -6.24889
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialJBO/8/54
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/436f6326-81a9-43b5-b9d1-e68fa7d2fd5f
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8423Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer1656 - 1742
NA5638Molyneux; William (1656 - 1698); natural philosopher and writer1656 - 1698
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