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Translated extract of a letter, from Giovanni Polani to Thomas Dereham, dated at Padova [Padua]

Reference number: EL/P2/10

Date: 01 January 1730

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Original dated 30 August 1730
Concerning delivery of letters; sends observations of the last solar eclipse using the method laid down by James Jurin
Read to the Royal Society on 29 October 1730

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EL/P2/10
Earliest possible date
01 January 1730
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Giovanni Poleni

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Giovanni Poleni, Giovanni Poleni, Translated extract of a letter, from Giovanni Polani to Thomas Dereham, dated at Padova [Padua], 01 January 1730, EL/P2/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p2_10/translated-extract-of-a-letter-from-giovanni-polani-to-thomas-dereham-dated-at-padova-padua, accessed on 14 February 2026

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