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Outlines areas for further correspondence: determining longitude by keeping a record of the eclipses of the sun or moon; would like observations of the quicksilver weather glass in order to study changes in the weather in Lisbon; would like a map or description of Portugal

Reference number
EL/H3/59
Earliest possible date
01 January 1679
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, Robert Hooke, Copy of a letter, from Robert Hooke to Henry Jacobs, 01 January 1679, EL/H3/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_59/copy-of-a-letter-from-robert-hooke-to-henry-jacobs, accessed on 14 June 2025

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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