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Letter, from Franciscus Spoleti to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/S1/136

Date: 01 January 1686

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Presents two works to the Society and would like opinion
Read to the Royal Society on 3 November 1686

Reference number
EL/S1/136
Earliest possible date
01 January 1686
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1 page
Format
Manuscript
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Francesco Spoleti

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Francesco Spoleti, Letter, from Franciscus Spoleti to the Royal Society, 01 January 1686, EL/S1/136, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_136/letter-from-franciscus-spoleti-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 18 November 2025

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