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Letter, from Edmond Halley to Hans Sloane, dated at Chester Mint

Reference number: EL/H3/50

Date: 02 November 1696

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Concerning the eclipse of the moon; account of a water-mill and a windmill in Chester
Read to the Royal Society on 4 November 1696

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EL/H3/50
Earliest possible date
02 November 1696
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Edmond Halley

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Edmond Halley, Letter, from Edmond Halley to Hans Sloane, dated at Chester Mint, 02 November 1696, EL/H3/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_50/letter-from-edmond-halley-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-chester-mint, accessed on 15 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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