Archibald Pitcairne to Hans Sloane – September 29, 1701
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Date: September 29, 1701 Author: Archibald Pitcairne Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038 Folio: ff. 246-247
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British Library, London
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Collections, Material Culture, Patronage, Royal Society, Social
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Books, Gifts, Recommendations, Stones
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September 29, 1701
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The bearer is a mathematician who wants to meet Sloane. Pitcairne sends a stone from the Elb River and says that he can send more if Sloane is interested. He stresses that the stone is a gift for Sloane personally, not the Royal Society. He sends a copy of his latest book. Pitcairne was a physician and member of the Edinburgh College of Physicians. He published medical treatises and debated medical issues throughout his career (Anita Guerrini, Pitcairne, Archibald (16521713), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22320, accessed 26 June 2013]).
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