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Letter, from Robert Hooke to Edmond Halley

Reference number: EL/H3/62

Date: 01 March 1681

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Wishes to see his observations of the recent comet; other notices mainly relating to literature

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EL/H3/62
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01 March 1681
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, Letter, from Robert Hooke to Edmond Halley, 01 March 1681, EL/H3/62, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_62/letter-from-robert-hooke-to-edmond-halley, accessed on 26 April 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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