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Concerns the translation and printing of Uleg-Beg in Persian and Latin by Thomas Hyde (1636-1703), Keeper of the Bodleian Library, and that Wallis had transcribed the section about fixed stars; concerning the amalgamation of Horrox's papers
Read to the Royal Society on 13 April 1664

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EL/W1/4
Earliest possible date
06 April 1664
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Wallis

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John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Oxford, 06 April 1664, EL/W1/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_4/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 03 November 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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