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Letter, from Thomas Dereham [to the Royal Society], dated at Florence

Reference number: EL/D2/14

Date: 18 December 1722

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Updating the Royal Society about when it should expect information promised by Italian scientists
Dereham reproduces replies verbatim

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EL/D2/14
Earliest possible date
18 December 1722
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Dereham

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Thomas Dereham, Thomas Dereham, Letter, from Thomas Dereham [to the Royal Society], dated at Florence, 18 December 1722, EL/D2/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d2_14/letter-from-thomas-dereham-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-florence, accessed on 12 February 2026

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