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Letter, 'A mathematical treatise' by Gerard Meerman to Hans Sloane

Reference number: L&P/1/148

Date: 20 November 1742

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Subject: Mathematics

Read 20 January 1742.

Reference number
L&P/1/148
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20 November 1742
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Gerard Meerman

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Gerard Meerman, Letter, 'A mathematical treatise' by Gerard Meerman to Hans Sloane, 20 November 1742, L&P/1/148, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_148/letter-a-mathematical-treatise-by-gerard-meerman-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 22 January 2025

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