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Translation of a letter, from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz to John Chamberlayne, dated at Vienna

Reference number: EL/L5/113

Date: 01 January 1700

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Discussing the way in which he has been treated by Isaac Newton and the Royal Society
On the reverse the translation continues under the title 'The rest of the letter' concerning the compilation of a dictionary of the Biscaine language which will include place names in Spain and neighbouring France

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EL/L5/113
Earliest possible date
01 January 1700
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz

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Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, Translation of a letter, from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz to John Chamberlayne, dated at Vienna, 01 January 1700, EL/L5/113, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_113/translation-of-a-letter-from-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz-to-john-chamberlayne-dated-at-vienna, accessed on 09 February 2025

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