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Letter, from Hans Sloane to G[ottfried Wilhelm] Leibniz, dated at London

Reference number: EL/S2/14

Date: 04 July 1700

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Sends copy of letter from John Wallis and paper corrected by Flamsteed which Newton has approved; that the Society has been trying to obtain Newton's theory of the moon and book of colours

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EL/S2/14
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04 July 1700
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Hans Sloane

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Sir; Hans Sloane

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Hans Sloane, Sir; Hans Sloane, Letter, from Hans Sloane to G[ottfried Wilhelm] Leibniz, dated at London, 04 July 1700, EL/S2/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_14/letter-from-hans-sloane-to-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz-dated-at-london, accessed on 13 September 2026

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