Translation of a letter, from Theophilus Sigefridus Bayer to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at St Petersburg
Reference number: EL/B3/49
Date: 24 August 1737
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Concerning the promotion of the study of Chinese literature; discussion of books eg. 'Map of the earth' by Ferdinand Verbiert
Original letter was in Latin
- Reference number
- EL/B3/49
- Earliest possible date
- 24 August 1737
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
Gottlieb Siegfried Bayer
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Gottlieb Siegfried Bayer, Translation of a letter, from Theophilus Sigefridus Bayer to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at St Petersburg, 24 August 1737, EL/B3/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_49/translation-of-a-letter-from-theophilus-sigefridus-bayer-to-cromwell-mortimer-dated-at-st-petersburg, accessed on 03 December 2024
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Cromwell Mortimer
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