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Letter, from Francis Jessop to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/I1/171

Date: 19 March 1674

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Discussing John Wallis's comments on a mathematical problem concerning straight and crooked lines

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EL/I1/171
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19 March 1674
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Francis Jessop

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Francis Jessop, Letter, from Francis Jessop to Henry Oldenburg, 19 March 1674, EL/I1/171, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_171/letter-from-francis-jessop-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 10 September 2026

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