Letter, from G Broughton to Hans Sloane, dated at Venice
Reference number: EL/B2/51
Date: 16 January 1699
Description
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
- Reference number
- EL/B2/51
- Earliest possible date
- 16 January 1699
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
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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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Hans Sloane
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Dates: 1613 - 1740
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