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Letter, from Robert Browne to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/B3/19

Date: 03 June 1731

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Autograph letter where the correspondent wishes to explain the instruments used in his astronomical theory

Reference number
EL/B3/19
Earliest possible date
03 June 1731
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript
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Robert Browne

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Robert Browne, Letter, from Robert Browne to the Royal Society, 03 June 1731, EL/B3/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_19/letter-from-robert-browne-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 20 January 2025

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