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Letter, 'On the occasion of sending books to the Society' from Amquetil Duperon to Thomas Birch

Reference number: L&P/4/123

Date: 24 September 1762

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2 pages in French and 2 pages in English

Subject: Correspondence

Read 11 November 1762

Reference number
L&P/4/123
Earliest possible date
24 September 1762
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'On the occasion of sending books to the Society' from Amquetil Duperon to Thomas Birch, 24 September 1762, L&P/4/123, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_123/letter-on-the-occasion-of-sending-books-to-the-society-from-amquetil-duperon-to-thomas-birch, accessed on 02 December 2024

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    Dates: 1741-1806

    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

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