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Letter, 'Criticism of a paper on springs by Dr Park' from George Hadley to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: L&P/1/64

Date: 27 February 1742

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Subject: Geography

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L&P/1/64
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27 February 1742
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Hadley

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George Hadley, Letter, 'Criticism of a paper on springs by Dr Park' from George Hadley to Cromwell Mortimer, 27 February 1742, L&P/1/64, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_64/letter-criticism-of-a-paper-on-springs-by-dr-park-from-george-hadley-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 14 July 2026

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    Dates: 1741 - 1806

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