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Letter, from William Thinn to Hans Sloane, dated at Nottingham

Reference number: EL/T/75

Date: 09 August 1727

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Thinn wishes the Society to examine his scheme for perpetual motion

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EL/T/75
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09 August 1727
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1 page
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Manuscript

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William Thinn

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William Thinn, Letter, from William Thinn to Hans Sloane, dated at Nottingham, 09 August 1727, EL/T/75, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_75/letter-from-william-thinn-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-nottingham, accessed on 10 November 2025

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