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Reference numberEL/C1/45
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Gilbert Clerke to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Loddington near Kettering
CreatorClerke; Gilbert (1626-1697); English mathematician; natural philosopher; Socinian theological writer
Date18 October 1669
DescriptionAutograph letter
Clerke gives details of his invention for a windwill with horizontal sails
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originLoddington, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Origin coordinates52.39734, -0.80174
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed in LBO/28/312
Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 6, p 287
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/19e8ca23-cb75-4793-9b5c-de72516b9adf
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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