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Letter, from Robert Hooke to Henry Jacobs

Reference number: EL/H3/67

Date: 03 March 1682

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Observations of the eclipse of the moon; wishes to determine the differences of the meridians of London and Lisbon

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EL/H3/67
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03 March 1682
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, Letter, from Robert Hooke to Henry Jacobs, 03 March 1682, EL/H3/67, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_67/letter-from-robert-hooke-to-henry-jacobs, accessed on 17 January 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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