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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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6 letters from Eustachio Manfredi; 0 letters from Thomas Dereham

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That principal experiments mentioned in Newton's 'Optics' and Desagulier's small book have been carried by a pupil of Francesco Zanotti, who hopes to publish his observations

Reference number: EL/M2/72

Concerning delivery of letters and then about publishing letters in general; concerning 'ignes fatui'; observations of an 'aurora borealis' on 2 April; concerning the optical experiments by Desaguliers; waiting for Dereham's translation of William Derham's astro-theology (a copy in Royal Society Library)

Reference number: EL/M2/75
1729

Concerning Mr Bradley's theory about fixed stars; concerning delivery of letters; concerning William Derham's observations of Venus Read to the Royal Society on 29 January 1729

Reference number: EL/M2/77

Concerning Mr Bradley's theory about fixed stars; concerning delivery of letters; concerning William Dereham's observations of Venus Original dated 12 October 1729

Reference number: EL/M2/78
1730

Sends some observations of the phases of a solar eclipse which occurred last July (attached); concerning the 'Lumina borealia'; Manfredi states that he is working on observations of the fixed stars passing through the meridian, and a dissertation which should be finished soon

Reference number: EL/M2/79

Sends some observations of the phases of a solar eclipse which occurred last July (attached with EL/M2/79); concerning the 'Lumina borealia'; Manfredi states that he is working on observations of the fixed stars passing through the meridian, and a dissertation which should be finished soon Original was dated 20 August 1730

Reference number: EL/M2/80