Letter, from William Derham to William Rutty
Reference number: EL/D1/69
Date: 15 February 1728
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Observations of the lunar eclipse on 2 February
Details of Mr Burnet who had three wives after he was 100 years old
- Reference number
- EL/D1/69
- Earliest possible date
- 15 February 1728
- 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 William Rutty, 15 February 1728, EL/D1/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_69/letter-from-william-derham-to-william-rutty, accessed on 07 December 2025
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William Rutty
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William Derham
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