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Paper, 'A demonstration, that God hath been [pledg'd] to reveale unto Thomas de Asousera, of the certainty of time, that the year hath, and the exact longitude, and also the motions of the waters ebbings and flowings' by Thomas de Asousera

Reference number: CLP/8i/11

Date: 17th Century

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De Asousera writes on the Book of Genesis, longitude and the tides. He presents 'an examination of Don de Fonseca's essay to discover longitude'.

Subject: Astronomy / Tides

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CLP/8i/11
Earliest possible date
17th Century
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Ink on paper
Page extent
12 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'A demonstration, that God hath been [pledg'd] to reveale unto Thomas de Asousera, of the certainty of time, that the year hath, and the exact longitude, and also the motions of the waters ebbings and flowings' by Thomas de Asousera, 17th Century, CLP/8i/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8i_11/paper-a-demonstration-that-god-hath-been-pledgd-to-reveale-unto-thomas-de-asousera-of-the-certainty-of-time-that-the-year-hath-and-the-exact-longitude-and-also-the-motions-of-the-waters-ebbings-and-flowings-by-thomas-de-asousera, accessed on 15 February 2025

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