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RefNoEL/M1/99
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Molyneux to Hans Sloane, dated at Dublin
CreatorMolyneux; William (1656-1698); experimental philosopher; constitutional writer
Date4 November 1697
DescriptionThat a paper on the Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, was being delivered by the first ship that goes from Dublin to England; that Molyneux had brought two of the 'hexagonal joynts' to Dublin; that Sloane might receive dimensions about the Causeway earlier; wishes for Monsieur Hautefeville's discourse on shortening telescopes with Hooke's thoughts about it

Read to the Royal Society on 17 November 1697
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Origin coordinates53.33306, -6.24889
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/fedee917-c750-41d5-92ae-dd1d0cb6a261
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA5638Molyneux; William (1656 - 1698); natural philosopher and writer1656 - 1698
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