Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz to Hans Sloane – December 27, 1701
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Date: December 27, 1701 Author: Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038 Folio: ff. 281-282
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Latin
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British Library, London
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Medical, Royal Society, Scholarship, Scientific
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Berlin Academy of Sciences, Gregorian Calendar, Medical History
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December 27, 1701
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Berlin
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Pamphilius Norisius Sir Isaac Newton
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Leibiz discusses the debate on the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in Germany’s Protestant states. He includes scientific calculations, a request for Sloane’s opinion, and his concern that the politicians involved in the debate will not be led by science. Leibniz continues to work toward setting up the Berlin Academy of Sciences. He has collected a medical-physical history of the year from doctors in the provinces. He asks about Newton’s works on colour and the movement of the moon. Leibniz was a German mathematician and philosopher who contributed significantly to the development of each field among others (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz).
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