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Letter, from Richard Roach to John Chamberlayne, dated at Bloxham

Reference number: EL/R1/60

Date: 14 June 1722

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Concerning theory on 'music of nature'; mentioning that a paper on the theory of theatorical and harmonic elocution might be published

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EL/R1/60
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14 June 1722
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Richard Roach

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Richard Roach, Letter, from Richard Roach to John Chamberlayne, dated at Bloxham, 14 June 1722, EL/R1/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r1_60/letter-from-richard-roach-to-john-chamberlayne-dated-at-bloxham, accessed on 24 March 2025

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