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Account of a horse who staked itself jumping over a hedge, and recovered
Read to the Royal Society on 8 January 1695

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EL/W2/59
Earliest possible date
01 January 1695
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Wallis

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John Wallis, John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis to Richard Waller, 01 January 1695, EL/W2/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w2_59/letter-from-john-wallis-to-richard-waller, accessed on 14 June 2025

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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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