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Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle

Reference number: EL/B1/24

Date: 25 February 1663

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Concerning different alphabets devised by Caleb Morley, which Beale acquired in manuscripts rolls from Mr Hartlib; concerning mneumonics, short-hand, artificial memory and the possibility to print Morley's method.
Entered Letter Book Supplement: 1: p. 188

Subject: Mnemonics

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EL/B1/24
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25 February 1663
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Beale

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John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, 25 February 1663, EL/B1/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_24/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle, accessed on 16 January 2025

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  • Early Letters

    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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