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Concerning definitions of longitude and latitude; encloses a paper from Edmond Halley and constructs a rule for altitudes from it
Read to the Royal Society on 15 July 1685

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EL/T/46
Earliest possible date
04 July 1685
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Tollet

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George Tollet, George Tollet, Letter, from George Tollet to Charles Willoughby, 04 July 1685, EL/T/46, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_46/letter-from-george-tollet-to-charles-willoughby, accessed on 16 September 2026

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  • Early Letters

    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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