Letter, from William Molyneux to Edmond Halley, dated at Dublin
Reference number: EL/M1/98
Date: 08 October 1690
Description
Thanks for sending a paper on the foci for spherical lenses; observations of an earthquake in Chester; wishes for Halley's last thoughts on shooting
On the reverse Molyneux discusses Halley's double convex and double concave lenses
Read to the Royal Society on 15 October 1690
- Reference number
- EL/M1/98
- Earliest possible date
- 08 October 1690
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Molyneux
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William Molyneux, William Molyneux, Letter, from William Molyneux to Edmond Halley, dated at Dublin, 08 October 1690, EL/M1/98, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m1_98/letter-from-william-molyneux-to-edmond-halley-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 14 June 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Edmond Halley
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William Molyneux
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