Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter
Reference number: EL/M1/118
Date: 14 May 1713
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Sends the paper on 'De Legionibus' about the number of legions and the number of soldiers in the Roman armies; has added two inscriptions found in small letters; wishes the paper to be published (see 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 28, no 337, p 80)
Read to the Royal Society on 25 June 1713
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- EL/M1/118
- Earliest possible date
- 14 May 1713
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- 1 page
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William Musgrave, William Musgrave, Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter, 14 May 1713, EL/M1/118, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m1_118/letter-from-william-musgrave-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-exeter, accessed on 23 June 2025
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