William Hobbs to Hans Sloane – July 16, 1709
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Date: July 16, 1709 Author: William Hobbs Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: f. 13
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English
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British Library, London
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Collections, Philosophical Transactions, Royal Society, Scholarship, Scientific
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Geology, Oceanography, Papers, Publishing, Shells, Specimens
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Date (as written)
July 16, 1709
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Origin (as written)
Near ye Bear Inn in Weymouth
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Sir Isaac Newton
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Hobbs thanks Sloane for letting him know that the papers he left with Sir Isaac Newton were registered with the Royal Society. He would like to know if the paper has been accepted or rejected by the Society. He conveys three points vis-a-vis the paper: (1) perhaps another author could prove the rocks would dissolve; (2) ‘That the Moon is not the cause of the Flowing of the ocean’; (3) that the earth’s rotation ‘is the principle cause of the Trade Windes Monsoons &c.’ Hobbs apologizes for potentially contradicting other commentators. He writes of his experience in examining shells and how they came to lie on the shore in relation to the ocean’s tides. He sends ‘3 or 4 minnerall Impressions’ of interest.
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