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Letter, from John Keill to John Machin, dated at Oxford

Reference number: EL/K/23

Date: 21 May 1720

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Lodging a complaint about Bernoulli's written attack on him in the 'Acta Lipsiae'

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EL/K/23
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21 May 1720
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Keill

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John Keill, John Keill, Letter, from John Keill to John Machin, dated at Oxford, 21 May 1720, EL/K/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_k_23/letter-from-john-keill-to-john-machin-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 12 August 2026

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