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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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2 letters from William Thinn; 0 letters from Hans Sloane

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Thinn wishes the Society to examine his scheme for perpetual motion

09 August 1727 Sender: William Thinn Reference number: EL/T/75

Thinn would like to have a reply to his previous letter Read to the Royal Society on 26 October 1727

16 October 1727 Sender: William Thinn Reference number: EL/T/76