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Letter, from William Rutty to Thomas Dereham, dated at London

Reference number: EL/R2/22

Date: 31 March 1729

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That the Society had received Bishop Fouquet's chronological Chinese tables, Bianchin's globe of Venus and Valisnieri's treatise; wishes to know if Manfredi had received the letter of his election to the Fellowship; wishes to send treatise on the motion of the moon

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EL/R2/22
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31 March 1729
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Rutty

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William Rutty, William Rutty, Letter, from William Rutty to Thomas Dereham, dated at London, 31 March 1729, EL/R2/22, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r2_22/letter-from-william-rutty-to-thomas-dereham-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 July 2025

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