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Letter, from Silas Taylor [to the Royal Society], dated at Harwich

Reference number: EL/T/3

Date: 17 April 1666

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Concerning the tides in Harwich harbour in Essex (1 side)

On reverse is information about tides written by Henry Oldenburg (3 sides)

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EL/T/3
Earliest possible date
17 April 1666
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Silas Taylor

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Silas Taylor, Letter, from Silas Taylor [to the Royal Society], dated at Harwich, 17 April 1666, EL/T/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_3/letter-from-silas-taylor-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-harwich, accessed on 14 November 2024

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