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Letter, from Richard Towneley to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Towneley

Reference number: EL/T/24

Date: 30 September 1672

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Concerning John Flamsteed's visit to Lancashire to observe Mars; sends observations of the sealed thermometer in a coal pit (see El/T/23a); concerning a mercurial experiment published in 'Philosophical Transactions'; that he has not carried out any experiments with the thermometer sent by Robert Boyle; that papers by Jonas Moore are interesting
Read to the Royal Society on 27 November 1672

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EL/T/24
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30 September 1672
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Richard Towneley

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Richard Towneley, Letter, from Richard Towneley to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Towneley, 30 September 1672, EL/T/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_24/letter-from-richard-towneley-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-towneley, accessed on 02 December 2024

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