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Extract of a letter, from Eustachio Manfredi to Thomas Dereham

Reference number: EL/M2/72

Date: 31 October 1728

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That principal experiments mentioned in Newton's 'Optics' and Desagulier's small book have been carried by a pupil of Francesco Zanotti, who hopes to publish his observations

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EL/M2/72
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31 October 1728
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Eustachio Manfredi

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Eustachio Manfredi, Eustachio Manfredi, Extract of a letter, from Eustachio Manfredi to Thomas Dereham, 31 October 1728, EL/M2/72, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_72/extract-of-a-letter-from-eustachio-manfredi-to-thomas-dereham, accessed on 24 June 2025

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