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Letter, from Francis Jessop to Martin Lister

Reference number: EL/I1/164

Date: 25 June 1673

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Encloses his views about John Wallis's theory on the flux and reflux of sea (see EL/I1/165)

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EL/I1/164
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25 June 1673
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Francis Jessop

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Francis Jessop, Letter, from Francis Jessop to Martin Lister, 25 June 1673, EL/I1/164, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_164/letter-from-francis-jessop-to-martin-lister, accessed on 24 June 2025

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