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Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington

Reference number: EL/H3/103

Date: 13 February 1724

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Concerning his revisions to his theory of curvature; concerning experimetns with glass gurnets; sends information about experiments carried out in Newcastle (details not specified)

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EL/H3/103
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13 February 1724
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Horsley

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John Horsley, Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington, 13 February 1724, EL/H3/103, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_103/letter-from-john-horsley-to-james-jurin-dated-at-widdington, accessed on 22 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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