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RefNoEL/S2/42
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Stephens to James Jurin, dated at Dublin
CreatorStephens; William (1692-1761); physician
Date3 April 1722
DescriptionDetails of a theorem for determining the distance and time in the attraction of lodestones; that advances are being made in 'mechanical philosophy' and that Stephens will send some experiments relating to medicine; transcribes a letter from Richard Evelyn to Robert Sherrard
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Origin coordinates53.33306, -6.24889
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialEL/S2/42a for results of experiments to demonstrate theorem
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/12a71426-ea88-4c79-96b8-afd954ac7ce7
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5031Jurin; James (1684 - 1750); physician1684 - 1750
NA3869Stephens; William (c 1693 - 1760)c 1693 - 1760
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