Translation of a letter, from Monsieur [Henri] Pitot to Hans Sloane, dated at Paris
Reference number: EL/P2/20
Date: 01 January 1740
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Original was in French and dated 12 April 1740
Praise for the Royal Society and wishes to be elected to the Fellowship
- Reference number
- EL/P2/20
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1740
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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Henri Pitot, Henri Pitot, Translation of a letter, from Monsieur [Henri] Pitot to Hans Sloane, dated at Paris, 01 January 1740, EL/P2/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p2_20/translation-of-a-letter-from-monsieur-henri-pitot-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-paris, accessed on 13 August 2026
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Hans Sloane
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Henri Pitot
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