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Letter, from James Logan to Peter Collinson, dated at Stenton

Reference number: EL/L6/48

Date: 31 October 1737

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Concerns errors made in the published version of his letter (EL/L6/49) in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 39, no 440, p 192

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EL/L6/48
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31 October 1737
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3 pages
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James Logan

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James Logan, Letter, from James Logan to Peter Collinson, dated at Stenton, 31 October 1737, EL/L6/48, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l6_48/letter-from-james-logan-to-peter-collinson-dated-at-stenton, accessed on 21 March 2025

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