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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, from Thomas Hill to Edmond Halley

Reference number: EL/H3/96

Date: 16 October 1720

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Concerning a reflecting telescope, which is 4 feet and two inches in length, used to view the moon
Read to the Royal Society on 27 October 1720

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EL/H3/96
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16 October 1720
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Thomas Hill

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Thomas Hill, Letter, from Thomas Hill to Edmond Halley, 16 October 1720, EL/H3/96, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_96/letter-from-thomas-hill-to-edmond-halley, accessed on 23 March 2025

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