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Letter, from John Wallis to Andrew Fletcher, dated at Oxford

Reference number: EL/W2/77

Date: 18 August 1698

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Compares the effects of Greek music and the music of the day
Read to the Royal Society on 31 August 1698

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EL/W2/77
Earliest possible date
18 August 1698
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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 Andrew Fletcher, dated at Oxford, 18 August 1698, EL/W2/77, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w2_77/letter-from-john-wallis-to-andrew-fletcher-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 20 March 2025

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    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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