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Letter, from Samuel Foley to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/F2/1

Date: 01 January 1685

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Covering letter for his paper (EL/F2/1a) which attempts to put the common concerns of mankind on a mathematical basis
Read to the Royal Society on 9 December 1685

Reference number
EL/F2/1
Earliest possible date
01 January 1685
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript
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Samuel Foley

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Samuel Foley, Letter, from Samuel Foley to the Royal Society, 01 January 1685, EL/F2/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f2_1/letter-from-samuel-foley-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 07 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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