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Letter, from Stephen Hales to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Teddington

Reference number: EL/H3/134

Date: 17 May 1725

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States that he would be honoured to succeed the late William Derham as analyst of the meteorological observations that are sent to the Royal Society

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EL/H3/134
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17 May 1725
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Stephen Hales

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Stephen Hales, Letter, from Stephen Hales to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Teddington, 17 May 1725, EL/H3/134, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_134/letter-from-stephen-hales-to-cromwell-mortimer-dated-at-teddington, accessed on 06 February 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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