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Letter, from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz to John Chamberlayne, dated at Vienna

Reference number: EL/L5/112

Date: 28 April 1714

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Discussing the way in which he has been treated by Isaac Newton and the Royal Society
Notes at end read: 'This is a true and exact copie of the letter produced by Mr Chamberlaine, examined by me Rici Waller', 'and by me Edm Halley'
Read to the Royal Society on 20 May 1714

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EL/L5/112
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28 April 1714
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz

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Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, Letter, from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz to John Chamberlayne, dated at Vienna, 28 April 1714, EL/L5/112, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_112/letter-from-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz-to-john-chamberlayne-dated-at-vienna, accessed on 19 March 2025

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