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Paper, 'Of supposed early Arabian numerals in Ireland' by John Ward

Reference number: L&P/1/362

Date: 1745

Description

Contains three plates.

Subject: Antiquaries

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A brief inquiry, by John Ward, F. R. S. & Rhet. Prof. Gresh. into the reading of two dates in Arabian figures, cut upon stones which were found in Ireland; communicated to the Royal Society, on November 10. 1743. and December 6. 1744'

Read 21 February 1745

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L&P/1/362
Earliest possible date
1745
Physical description
Ink on paper and three plates
Page extent
11 pages
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Manuscript

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John Ward

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John Ward, Paper, 'Of supposed early Arabian numerals in Ireland' by John Ward, 1745, L&P/1/362, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_362/paper-of-supposed-early-arabian-numerals-in-ireland-by-john-ward, accessed on 13 December 2024

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