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Translation of a letter, from John Andrew Segner to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: EL/S2/93

Date: 01 January 1738

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Original was in Latin and dated 3 March 1738
Thanks for being elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society

Reference number
EL/S2/93
Earliest possible date
01 January 1738
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator names

Johann Andreas von Segner

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Johann Andreas von Segner, Johann Andreas von Segner, Translation of a letter, from John Andrew Segner to Cromwell Mortimer, 01 January 1738, EL/S2/93, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_93/translation-of-a-letter-from-john-andrew-segner-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 08 May 2026

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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