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Letter, from John Hadley to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: EL/H4/24

Date: 07 October 1731

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States that he needs to see Edmond Halley's instrument, made in 1692, to determine whether it is similar to his own invention

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EL/H4/24
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07 October 1731
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1 page
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Manuscript
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John Hadley

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John Hadley, Letter, from John Hadley to Cromwell Mortimer, 07 October 1731, EL/H4/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h4_24/letter-from-john-hadley-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 13 January 2025

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