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Note on Thomas Hobbes' papers by John Wallis

Reference number: EL/W1/124a

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Concerning Thomas Hobbes's papers on geometry and infinity

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EL/W1/124a
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Wallis

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John Wallis, Note on Thomas Hobbes' papers by John Wallis, EL/W1/124a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_124a/note-on-thomas-hobbes-papers-by-john-wallis, accessed on 14 January 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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