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Letter, 'Of a contivance for the easy reading of languages' from Peter Lanthoine to William Watson

Reference number: L&P/3/329

Date: 13 June 1758

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Subject: Languages

Read 15 June 1758

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L&P/3/329
Earliest possible date
13 June 1758
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of a contivance for the easy reading of languages' from Peter Lanthoine to William Watson, 13 June 1758, L&P/3/329, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_329/letter-of-a-contivance-for-the-easy-reading-of-languages-from-peter-lanthoine-to-william-watson, accessed on 10 February 2025

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