Letter, from William Derham to Richard Waller, dated at Upminster
Reference number: EL/D1/60
Date: 30 November 1713
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Derham informs the Royal Society that Monsieur de la Hire has wrongly attributed Monsieur Picard, instead of Mr Gascoigne, of first applying telescopic sights to mathematical instruments in his article. He says that he will send on Gascoigne's papers so that they can be published in 'Philosophical Transactions'.
- Reference number
- EL/D1/60
- Earliest possible date
- 30 November 1713
- Page extent
- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Derham
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William Derham, William Derham, Letter, from William Derham to Richard Waller, dated at Upminster, 30 November 1713, EL/D1/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_60/letter-from-william-derham-to-richard-waller-dated-at-upminster, accessed on 07 December 2025
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Richard Waller
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William Derham
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