Letter, from John Monro to Hans Sloane, dated at Paris
Reference number: EL/M2/16
Date: 29 October 1700
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Concerning the work of Abbe Pesero [Pezron] on the Celtic language being the mother language of Breton and Welsh; also concerning Pesero's work on the chronology of time; concerning the work of Monsieur Symon; concerning the work of Monsieur Humber in turning the salt of tartar into the spirit of wine and back again; concerning Pere Malbranche's system of colours
Read to the Royal Society on 27 November 1700
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- EL/M2/16
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- 29 October 1700
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Monro, Letter, from John Monro to Hans Sloane, dated at Paris, 29 October 1700, EL/M2/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_16/letter-from-john-monro-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-paris, accessed on 16 April 2026
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