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Letter, from G Broughton to Hans Sloane, dated at Venice

Reference number: EL/B2/51

Date: 16 January 1699

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Autograph letter wishing to send books to the Royal Society, wanting to know the requirements for being admitted to the Royal Society and what type of subject matter would be desirable for correspondence
Read to the Royal Society on 1 February 1699

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EL/B2/51
Earliest possible date
16 January 1699
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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G Broughton

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G Broughton, Letter, from G Broughton to Hans Sloane, dated at Venice, 16 January 1699, EL/B2/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_51/letter-from-g-broughton-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-venice, accessed on 18 August 2026

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