Letter, 'Of the Scilly Isles' from Charles Lyttelton to the Royal Society
Reference number: L&P/2/410
Date: 09 January 1753
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Subject: Geography
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An Account of the Great Alterations Which the Islands of Sylley Have Undergone since the Time of the Antients, Who Mention Them, as to Their Number, Extent, and Position: In a Letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D.D. Secr. R. S. by the Rev. Mr. Wm Borlase, M. A. F. R. S.'
Read 8 February 1753
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- L&P/2/410
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- 09 January 1753
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- Ink on paper
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Charles Lyttelton, Letter, 'Of the Scilly Isles' from Charles Lyttelton to the Royal Society, 09 January 1753, L&P/2/410, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_410/letter-of-the-scilly-isles-from-charles-lyttelton-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 22 March 2025
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VII. An account of the great alterations which the Islands of Sylley have undergone since the time of the antients, who mention them, as to their number, extent, and position: In a letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. Secr. R. S. by the Rev. Mr. Wm Borlase, M. A. F. R. S. External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1753
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1753.0008
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Letter, 'On the alteration of the island of Scilly' from William Borlase to Thomas Birch
Creator: William Borlase Reference number: L&P/2/409
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