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Letter, from William Jones to James Hodgson, dated at Wantage

Reference number: EL/I1/184

Date: 13 July 1731

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Discussing methods to determine longitude

Custodial history

Donated to the Royal Society by Augustus de Morgan in 1853 who found the letter in the collection of his friend Francis Baily (1774-1844) sometime after Baily's death. See EL/M3/60a.

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EL/I1/184
Earliest possible date
13 July 1731
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Jones

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William Jones, Letter, from William Jones to James Hodgson, dated at Wantage, 13 July 1731, EL/I1/184, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_184/letter-from-william-jones-to-james-hodgson-dated-at-wantage, accessed on 23 March 2025

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