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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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Thanks for being elected to the Fellowship; states that since moving abroad for the last nine years, he has achieved a reputation for his work as an oculist, and that at present, the King of France has made him his interpreter in his libraries Read to the Royal Society on 18 January 1721

Reference number: EL/W3/98
1723

Discussing books which have been translated into French; stating that the Royal Academy of Berlin in Prussia has elected 4 or 5 physicians; concerning an ointment to be sent to Hans Sloane and a manuscript by Deidier

Reference number: EL/W3/99

Concerning books for the Jesuits' library; praises Jurin's book on inoculation and wishes it to be translated into French

Reference number: EL/W3/100

Sends the remainder of Deidier's manuscript; that Mr Smith's bookseller has not sent the books On reverse is a note to say that John Douglas's 'Lithotomia' has been translated into French by Dr Noguer and wishes to have the 'Philosophical Transactions' also translated

Reference number: EL/W3/101

Concerns sending Deidier's manuscript and about delivery of other books

Reference number: EL/W3/102

Wishes to know how Deidier's manuscripts have been received; sends items for Isaac Newton and other Fellows

Reference number: EL/W3/103

Apologies for not obtaining the requested bills of mortality; concerning translation of Jurin's book on smallpox into French; discussing reception of Newton's work on the system of colours; discussing delivery of books

Reference number: EL/W3/104

Concerns the trickery of Dr de la Costa; Abbe Bignon's opinion of English mathematicians

Reference number: EL/W3/105
1724

Wishes to know if de la Costa's book on inoculation has been received; concerning Smith's book being mentioned in 'Journal de Trevoux'

Reference number: EL/W3/106

Concerns delivery of books; concerns sending bills of mortality for Paris

Reference number: EL/W3/108

Concerning delivery of parcels; sends letter from Deidier for Hans Sloane; concerning the 'operation of inoculation'

Reference number: EL/W3/109

Concerning a book on inoculation; states that he has received a catalogue of the Royal Society from Philip Zollman; concerning astronomers giving their observations of the eclipse

Reference number: EL/W3/110
1725

Concerning review of Mr Smith's book; gives an account of his work as an oculist over the last 32 years

Reference number: EL/W3/111

Discussing the papers, books and journals which he has sent on a variety of topics eg inoculation, difficulties in geometry; concerning Hans Sloane's history of Jamaica

Reference number: EL/W3/113
1726

Discussing what items have been sent: discussing the Act of Parliament and determining longitude; wishing to translate Hans Sloane's history of Jamaica into French; states that he will be sending out the new catalogue of the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/W3/114

Concerning his disappointment about the delivery of books and passes on Abbe Bignon's regrets to Isaac Newton about this

Reference number: EL/W3/116

Concerning exchange of books and extracts about books in the 'Journal des Scavans' and the 'Journal de Trevoux'

Reference number: EL/W3/117

Concerns sending letters by Castel; concerning foreign membership of the French Academy of Science

Reference number: EL/W3/118
1727

Has sent Castel's book on mathematics; concerning Gentil's book about his voyage around the world; concerning elections to the French Academy of Science

Reference number: EL/W3/119
1734

Concerning non-delivery of parcels and Deidier's letter of election to the Fellowship; advice about a future delivery which would include de la Costa's book; asking about why Deersham would nominate Benevoli

Reference number: EL/W3/107