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Letter, from John Wallis to Richard Waller

Reference number: EL/W2/50

Date: 31 May 1695

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Encloses two letters; concerning rumours about Newton and that he can demonstrate the 'linea quadratrix' to be a parabola
Read to the Royal Society on 19 June 1695

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EL/W2/50
Earliest possible date
31 May 1695
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1 page
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Manuscript
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John Wallis

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John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis to Richard Waller, 31 May 1695, EL/W2/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w2_50/letter-from-john-wallis-to-richard-waller, accessed on 07 October 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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