Letter, from Stephen de Fourmont to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: EL/F2/24

Date: 01 January 1735

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Sends a copy of his work 'Reflexions on the Histories of the Ancient Nations'; discussing his work with the Chinese language
Fourmont the elder, Royal professor of Arabic, sub-librarian and interpreter to the King

Reference number: EL/F2/24
Earliest possible date: 01 January 1735
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Etienne Fourmont

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Etienne Fourmont, Letter, from Stephen de Fourmont to Cromwell Mortimer, 01 January 1735, EL/F2/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f2_24/letter-from-stephen-de-fourmont-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 03 December 2024

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters F2
1684-1739 Reference number: EL/F2

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Cromwell Mortimer
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Etienne Fourmont
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Dates: 1613-1740

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