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Letter, 'Concerning his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society' from Wilhelmus Wilhelmius to the President of the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/1/202

Date: 18 May 1743

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Subject: Correspondence

Read 16 June 1743

Reference number
L&P/1/202
Earliest possible date
18 May 1743
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Wilhelmus Wilhelmius

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Wilhelmus Wilhelmius, Letter, 'Concerning his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society' from Wilhelmus Wilhelmius to the President of the Royal Society, 18 May 1743, L&P/1/202, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_202/letter-concerning-his-election-as-a-fellow-of-the-royal-society-from-wilhelmus-wilhelmius-to-the-president-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 12 March 2026

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    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    Dates: 1741 - 1806

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