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Letter, from Richard Poley to James Jurin, dated at the Hague

Reference number: EL/P1/122

Date: 29 June 1725

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Regrets that the thermometer was broken in transit and hopes that this will not discourage Jurin from asking for items in future

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EL/P1/122
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29 June 1725
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Poley

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Richard Poley, Letter, from Richard Poley to James Jurin, dated at the Hague, 29 June 1725, EL/P1/122, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_122/letter-from-richard-poley-to-james-jurin-dated-at-the-hague, accessed on 06 December 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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