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Letter, from William Molyneux to Francis Aston, dated at Dublin

Reference number: EL/M1/89

Date: 05 February 1685

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Encloses papers by the Oxford Philosophical Society and that Molyneux will send his replies to their secretary, William Musgrave, through Aston
Note reads: 'Not to be entred [in the Letter Book]'

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EL/M1/89
Earliest possible date
05 February 1685
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1 page
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Manuscript

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William Molyneux

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William Molyneux, William Molyneux, Letter, from William Molyneux to Francis Aston, dated at Dublin, 05 February 1685, EL/M1/89, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m1_89/letter-from-william-molyneux-to-francis-aston-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 15 July 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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