Translation of a letter, from Juan de Barrenechea to the Royal Society, dated at Lima
Reference number: EL/B3/38
Date: 01 January 1734
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Covering letter which accompanied a work by the correspondent
A note in the same hand states that a book about new astronomical observations during earthquakes by the correspondent was sent
Translation by Cromwell Mortimer
Read to the Royal Society on 19 December 1731
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- EL/B3/38
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1734
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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Juan de Barrenechea, Translation of a letter, from Juan de Barrenechea to the Royal Society, dated at Lima, 01 January 1734, EL/B3/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_38/translation-of-a-letter-from-juan-de-barrenechea-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-lima, accessed on 04 December 2025
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