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Letter, from Edward Southwell to Hans Sloane, dated at Dublin

Reference number: EL/S2/35

Date: 31 July 1711

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Details of William Morgan's young son who was mathematically gifted
Read to the Royal Society on 10 January 1711

Reference number
EL/S2/35
Earliest possible date
31 July 1711
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Southwell

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Edward Southwell, Edward Southwell, Letter, from Edward Southwell to Hans Sloane, dated at Dublin, 31 July 1711, EL/S2/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_35/letter-from-edward-southwell-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 19 November 2025

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