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Covering letter for a paper about the origins of the names and the signs of the zodiac

Reference number
EL/C2/57
Earliest possible date
18 December 1724
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Godefroy Clermont

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Godefroy Clermont, Letter, from Godfrey Clermont [to the Royal Society], dated at Amsterdam, 18 December 1724, EL/C2/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_57/letter-from-godfrey-clermont-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-amsterdam, accessed on 11 April 2026

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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