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- 1662-1664 (Creation)
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1 volume
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Created by Robert Hooke as copies of papers read to the Society.
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GB 0117 MS/215 1662-1664 Sub-fonds 1 volume Hooke , Robert , 1635-1703 , natural philosopher
Created by Robert Hooke as copies of papers read to the Society.
Copies of papers read to the Royal Society about 1662-1664, in three hands: pages 1-164 in one hand (the hand of Robert Hooke); pages 165-193 in another; and pages 193 to end in a third.
By date of reading. The RefNo refers to the number fo the item; the Previous Number refers to the page on which the article begins.
Open.
No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
English
Vellum bound volume of 97 folios, size 14 inches x 9.5 inches. Paper. Note on inside states; 'Minutes of some Member of the Royal Society before that body was incorporated bought in Chandler's Shop at Waltham Abbey by J Adams'. One leaf torn out. Bookplate with coat of arms of T Allen FSA. Pages 89 and 90 are missing .
Table of contents at end of volume. Items have not been listed separately in Archive Card Catalogue.
See Register Book Original Volume II.
Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Feb 2009. Learned societies Organizations Associations Societies Societies, scientific Hooke , Robert , 1635-1703 , natural philosopher Royal Society
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Copies of papers read to the Royal Society about 1662-1664, in three hands: pages 1-164 in one hand (the hand of Robert Hooke); pages 165-193 in another; and pages 193 to end in a third.
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By date of reading. The RefNo refers to the number fo the item; the Previous Number refers to the page on which the article begins.
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Open.
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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
See Register Book Original Volume II.
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Table of contents at end of volume. Items have not been listed separately in Archive Card Catalogue.
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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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- English