Letter, from William Stephens to James Jurin, dated at Dublin
Reference number: EL/S2/42
Date: 03 April 1722
Description
Details of a theorem for determining the distance and time in the attraction of lodestones; that advances are being made in 'mechanical philosophy' and that Stephens will send some experiments relating to medicine; transcribes a letter from Richard Evelyn to Robert Sherrard
- Reference number
- EL/S2/42
- Earliest possible date
- 03 April 1722
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Stephens
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William Stephens, William Stephens, Letter, from William Stephens to James Jurin, dated at Dublin, 03 April 1722, EL/S2/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_42/letter-from-william-stephens-to-james-jurin-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 09 September 2026
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James Jurin
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William Stephens
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