Letter, from William Whiston to Edmond Halley, dated at Lyndon near Uppingham
Reference number: EL/W3/129
Date: 14 October 1720

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Notification of his trials with the 'dipping needle' with observations at Saltfleet and Chester
Read to the Royal Society on 27 October 1720
- Reference number
- EL/W3/129
- Earliest possible date
- 14 October 1720
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- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
William Whiston
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William Whiston, Letter, from William Whiston to Edmond Halley, dated at Lyndon near Uppingham, 14 October 1720, EL/W3/129, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_129/letter-from-william-whiston-to-edmond-halley-dated-at-lyndon-near-uppingham, accessed on 10 February 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Edmond Halley
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