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RefNoMA/54/2
Previous numbersMA.54
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Nicolaus Cruquius, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden, Netherlands], to the President [Sir Isaac Newton] and Fellows of the Royal Society
CreatorKruik; Nicolaas Samuelszoon (1678-1754); Dutch surveyor, engineer and cartographer
Date31/20 January 1726
DescriptionCommencing: 'Illustrissimis, nobilissimis, amplissimis, clarissimis, vixis, Praesidi, & Membris Societatis Regiae Londiniensis...En anniversarii Laboris fructum! placeat oro! certi sitis de fide operi adhibita. Compendio iterum observata cernitis, quae, descripta verbis, libium ingentum implerent. [To the most illustrious, most noble, most extensive, most famous, living, President, & Members of the Royal Society of London... On the anniversary of the fruits of labour! Please be certain of the faith employed in the work. You see the summary of the observed again, which, if described in words, would fill a huge libation...]

With a note [p.4] on monthly rainfall, in inches and decimals [tenths of an inch] totalled for the year.
LanguageLatin
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Dimensions328x208mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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