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Letter, from J Wilkinson to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/W4/4

Date: 20 August 1737

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Wishes to send an account about his instrument for navigation
Note on reverse reads: 'Not to be entered [in the Letter Book]'

Reference number
EL/W4/4
Earliest possible date
20 August 1737
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript
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J Wilkinson

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J Wilkinson, Letter, from J Wilkinson to the Royal Society, 20 August 1737, EL/W4/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w4_4/letter-from-j-wilkinson-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 13 January 2025

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