Christopher Wren to Hans Sloane – April 1, 1723
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Date: April 1, 1723 Author: Christopher Wren Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046 Folio: f. 336
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English
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British Library, London
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Library, Patronage, Royal Society, Social
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Employment, Meeting, Recommendations
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April 1, 1723
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St James's Street
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Mr Thomas Sir Isaac Newton Thomas Overton
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Wren recommended the bearer, Thomas Overton, to Sir Isaac Newton for the position of Royal Society librarian. The position opened after Mr Thomas’ death. Overton impressed Newton so much he invited him to Crane Court on Thursday. Wren requests that Sloane attend the meeting. Sir Christopher Wren was an architect, mathematician, astronomer, and member of the Royal Society (Kerry Downes, “Wren, Sir Christopher (1632-1723)”, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30019, accessed 3 June 2011]).
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