Letter, from Joshua Childrey to the Bishop of Salisbury [Seth Ward], dated at Upway
Reference number: EL/C1/4
Date: 31 March 1669
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Autograph letter enclosing a paper discussing reservations about Dr Wallis's hypothesis about flux and reflux (tides) of the sea
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Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 5, no 64, p 2061, with John Wallis' answer following.
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- EL/C1/4
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- 31 March 1669
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- 7 pages
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Joshua Childrey, Letter, from Joshua Childrey to the Bishop of Salisbury [Seth Ward], dated at Upway, 31 March 1669, EL/C1/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_4/letter-from-joshua-childrey-to-the-bishop-of-salisbury-seth-ward-dated-at-upway, accessed on 07 November 2025
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A letter of Mr. Joseph Childrey to the Right Reverend Seth Lord Bishop of Sarum, containing some animaversions upon the Reverend Dr. John Wallis's hypothesis about the flux and reflux of the sea, publish't No. 16. of these tracts External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Joseph Childrey
Date: 10th October 1670
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1670.0050
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