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Letter, from Joseph de Seytres to Hans Sloane, dated at Avignon

Reference number: EL/C3/41

Date: 08 January 1740

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Giving thanks for being elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society

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EL/C3/41
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08 January 1740
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Joseph de Seytres

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Joseph de Seytres, Letter, from Joseph de Seytres to Hans Sloane, dated at Avignon, 08 January 1740, EL/C3/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c3_41/letter-from-joseph-de-seytres-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-avignon, accessed on 17 January 2025

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