Letter 0582

Thomas Gale to Hans Sloane – May 24, 1699


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Date: May 24, 1699
Author: Thomas Gale
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: f. 277



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Gale writes on behalf of Tobias Hollander, who submitted books to the Royal Society (Amalthium Astronomicum). He is anxious to hear the Society’s feedback. Gale was the dean of York, antiquary, and accomplished author with works published on a variety of topics (Nicholas Doggett, Gale, Thomas (1635/61702), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10298, accessed 21 June 2013]).




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