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Extract a - from Joannes Scheuchzerus - original dated 4 January 1732 - that Scheuchzerus wishes to publish a paper on meteorological observations witnessed in Zurich
Extract b - from Dr Steigertahl - original dated 15 January 1732 - that Sivers of Prussia had published a paper on a musical stone which was 10 inches long

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EL/S2/33
Earliest possible date
01 January 1732
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Johann Jakob Scheuchzer

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Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Extract of two letters, from Johann Jakob to Scheuchzer and Hans Sloane, 01 January 1732, EL/S2/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_33/extract-of-two-letters-from-johann-jakob-to-scheuchzer-and-hans-sloane, accessed on 09 July 2025

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