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Copy of a letter, from Richard Towneley to John Flamsteed

Reference number: EL/T/29

Date: 01 January 1675

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Original dated 24 November 1675
Concerning experiments with a level filled with spirit of wine; concerning trials to determine the inequality of days; concerning pendulums, stating that Tompion's old pendulums were no longer good; concerning the mercurial experiments; how to adjust small pocket watches
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EL/T/29
Earliest possible date
01 January 1675
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Towneley

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Richard Towneley, Copy of a letter, from Richard Towneley to John Flamsteed, 01 January 1675, EL/T/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_29/copy-of-a-letter-from-richard-towneley-to-john-flamsteed, accessed on 10 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    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.

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