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Letter, from William Molyneux to Edmond Halley, dated at Dublin

Reference number: EL/M1/98

Date: 08 October 1690

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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

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EL/M1/98
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08 October 1690
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Molyneux

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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 07 October 2024

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