Letter, from Thomas Dereham to William Rutty
Reference number: EL/D2/40
Date: 22 April 1730
Description
Encloses an account by Leprotti of the woman who sleeps a lot, and gives observations of the 'aurora borealis' in 1729
Says that Machin's laws of the motion of the moon have been received favourably in Italy
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- EL/D2/40
- Earliest possible date
- 22 April 1730
- Page extent
- 2 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 William Rutty, 22 April 1730, EL/D2/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d2_40/letter-from-thomas-dereham-to-william-rutty, accessed on 14 July 2025
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Thomas Dereham
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