Letter, from William Derham to Edmond Halley, dated at Upminster
Reference number: EL/D1/62
Date: 17 August 1714
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Observations of Jupiter and its satellites and an enquiry about the distances, diameters and periods of the planets
- Reference number
- EL/D1/62
- Earliest possible date
- 17 August 1714
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Derham
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William Derham, William Derham, Letter, from William Derham to Edmond Halley, dated at Upminster, 17 August 1714, EL/D1/62, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_62/letter-from-william-derham-to-edmond-halley-dated-at-upminster, accessed on 09 December 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Edmond Halley
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William Derham
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