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Queries whether a parcel of books has arrived and whether there were any thoughts on his account of the operation of the 'lachrymal fistula'; returns the lists of the Royal Society by Philip Zollman; enquires whether Castel has been nominated to the Fellowship and that John Machin did not acknowledge receipt of Castel's work on mathematics

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EL/W3/122
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Thomas Woolhouse

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John Thomas Woolhouse, Letter, from John Woolhouse to William Rutty, EL/W3/122, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_122/letter-from-john-woolhouse-to-william-rutty, accessed on 16 September 2024

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  • Early Letters

    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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