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Letter, from William Barlow to William Rutty

Reference number: EL/B3/14

Date: 11 May 1729

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Autograph letter where the correspondent hoped that the Royal Society would conduct an experiment based on his description of a time keeper, (see EL/B3/15 for description) which was sent in a previous letter; description of a certain man with a possible hernia; sending a specimen taken from the stomach of an ox to the Royal Society

Reference number
EL/B3/14
Earliest possible date
11 May 1729
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Barlow

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William Barlow, Letter, from William Barlow to William Rutty, 11 May 1729, EL/B3/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_14/letter-from-william-barlow-to-william-rutty, accessed on 07 February 2026

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  • Early Letters

    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.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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