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Letter, from George Sinclar to Robert Moray, dated at Glasgow

Reference number: EL/S1/26

Date: 29 December 1663

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Sinclar is grateful that his paper has been considered; Sinclar wishes Moray to put in a good word for him with the new Archbishop of Glasgow; observations of an experiment with brass and glass drops {Prince Rupert Drops]

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EL/S1/26
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29 December 1663
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1 page
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Manuscript

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George Sinclar

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George Sinclar, Letter, from George Sinclar to Robert Moray, dated at Glasgow, 29 December 1663, EL/S1/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_26/letter-from-george-sinclar-to-robert-moray-dated-at-glasgow, accessed on 10 February 2025

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