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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, from Robert Browne to Hans Sloane

Reference number: EL/B3/18

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Browne states that his theory of the moon had been improved and requests his report be sent to Edmond Halley

Reference number
EL/B3/18
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Robert Browne

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Robert Browne, Letter, from Robert Browne to Hans Sloane, EL/B3/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_18/letter-from-robert-browne-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 22 April 2025

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