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RefNoEL/W2/58
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Wallis to Richard Waller, dated at Oxford
CreatorWallis; John (1616-1703); mathematician; cryptographer; Savilian Professor of Geometry, University of Oxford
Date19 February 1696
DescriptionEncloses a letter for Vivianus but regrets that he cannot find the other one which he desires; suggesting that the case of a horse that staked itself through the stomach, and recovered, could be printed in 'Philosophical Transactions' (see EL/W2/59 for further details of this case)
Note reads: 'Not to be ent'd [in the Letter Book]'
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originOxford, Oxfordshire, England
Origin coordinates51.75222, -1.25596
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/eafb28f5-379a-4731-8914-be734b5e68a1
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6739Waller; Richard (c1646 - 1715); natural philosopher and translatorc1646 - 1715
NA7472Wallis; John (1616 - 1703); mathematician and cryptographer1616 - 1703
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