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Letter, 'Account of Weidler's book 'De ortu astronomie'' from William Stukeley to George Parker

Reference number: L&P/2/404

Date: 18 January 1753

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Subject: Book review

Read 25 January 1753

Reference number
L&P/2/404
Earliest possible date
18 January 1753
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
9 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Letter, 'Account of Weidler's book 'De ortu astronomie'' from William Stukeley to George Parker, 18 January 1753, L&P/2/404, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_404/letter-account-of-weidlers-book-de-ortu-astronomie-from-william-stukeley-to-george-parker, accessed on 24 June 2025

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