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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

Reference number
EL/P2/9
Earliest possible date
30 August 1730
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Giovanni Poleni

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Giovanni Poleni, Giovanni Poleni, Letter, from Giovanni Polani [to the Royal Society], dated at Padova [Padua], 30 August 1730, EL/P2/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p2_9/letter-from-giovanni-polani-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-padova-padua, accessed on 17 July 2025

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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