Letter, from William Jones to James Hodgson, dated at Wantage
Reference number: EL/I1/185
Date: 13 October 1731
Description
States that his method for finding longitude has not been successful; outlines his second theory about clocks
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.
- Reference number
- EL/I1/185
- Earliest possible date
- 13 October 1731
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Jones, Letter, from William Jones to James Hodgson, dated at Wantage, 13 October 1731, EL/I1/185, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_185/letter-from-william-jones-to-james-hodgson-dated-at-wantage, accessed on 23 March 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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James Hodgson
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William Jones
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