Letter, from William Molyneux to Francis Aston, dated at Dublin
Reference number: EL/M1/90
Date: 27 October 1685
Description
Concerning letters from Dr Gordon - first dated 17 July 1685 about visible circulation of blood in the water newt or 'Lacerta aqualica' - the second about the trade-winds in the tropics
Read to the Royal Society on 2 December 1685
- Reference number
- EL/M1/90
- Earliest possible date
- 27 October 1685
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- 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, 27 October 1685, EL/M1/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m1_90/letter-from-william-molyneux-to-francis-aston-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 19 August 2026
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Francis Aston
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William Molyneux
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