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Lists books that he would still like; outlines intentions to take account of the 'state of learning abroad'; discussing changes in height of the human body between morning and evening; observations of a solar eclipse

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EL/W3/138
Earliest possible date
16 May 1724
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Joseph Wasse

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Joseph Wasse, Letter, from Reverend Joseph Wasse [to the Royal Society], 16 May 1724, EL/W3/138, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_138/letter-from-reverend-joseph-wasse-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 10 October 2024

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    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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