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Translation of a letter, from Nicolo Alerbo d'Aragona to Hans Sloane, dated at Naples

Reference number: EL/C3/40

Date: 27 November 1738

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Wishes the Royal Society to forward any information on the discovery of new countries or any astronomical discoveries
Original letter was in Italian, which now no longer exists

Reference number
EL/C3/40
Earliest possible date
27 November 1738
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Nicolo Alerbo d' Aragona

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Nicolo Alerbo d' Aragona, Translation of a letter, from Nicolo Alerbo d'Aragona to Hans Sloane, dated at Naples, 27 November 1738, EL/C3/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c3_40/translation-of-a-letter-from-nicolo-alerbo-daragona-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-naples, accessed on 16 April 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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