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Letter, from David Gregory to Edmond Halley, dated at Oxford

Reference number: EL/G1/45

Date: 11 January 1693

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Sends his thoughts of geometrical solutions for the 'Florentine problem'

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EL/G1/45
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11 January 1693
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1 page
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Manuscript

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David Gregory

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David Gregory, David Gregory, Letter, from David Gregory to Edmond Halley, dated at Oxford, 11 January 1693, EL/G1/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_45/letter-from-david-gregory-to-edmond-halley-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 16 June 2025

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