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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, from Henry Hoffmann to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/H4/6

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Outline of his invention of a geometrical instrument, which he says will be better explained with a practical demonstration

Reference number
EL/H4/6
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1 page
Format
Manuscript
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Henry Hoffmann

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Henry Hoffmann, Letter, from Henry Hoffmann to the Royal Society, EL/H4/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h4_6/letter-from-henry-hoffmann-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 13 May 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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