Letter, from John Adair to Hans Sloane, dated at Edinburgh
Reference number: EL/A/48
Date: 20 December 1698
Description
Describing his sailing voyage around the coast of Scotland from which maps and descriptions of the sea coast and isles could be made for the benefit of seamen
Adair hoped to finish his survey of the Western Isles as soon as possible
Subject: Surveying
Read to the Royal Society on 11 January 1698
- Reference number
- EL/A/48
- Earliest possible date
- 20 December 1698
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Adair, Letter, from John Adair to Hans Sloane, dated at Edinburgh, 20 December 1698, EL/A/48, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_a_48/letter-from-john-adair-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 13 October 2024
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
Early Letters: A, letters in natural philosophy from correspondents with surname starting 'A'
1664-1736 Reference number: EL/A
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John Adair
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Hans Sloane
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