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Letter, from John Wallis to Hans Sloane, dated at Oxford

Reference number: EL/W2/66

Date: 11 May 1700

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Discussing the Gregorian correction to the calendar and concerning Leibniz's letter about this change to the old and new style of dating in Protestant countries

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EL/W2/66
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11 May 1700
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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 Hans Sloane, dated at Oxford, 11 May 1700, EL/W2/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w2_66/letter-from-john-wallis-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 22 April 2025

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