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William Smith - George Hooper - 1724-01-27

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William Smith, Melsonby

William Smith - George Hooper - 1724-01-27
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15601
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Smith
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. George Hooper
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . January 27, 1724
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Melsonby 54° 28' 14.56" N, 1° 41' 41.96" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Louis Savot, Johann Caspar Eisenschmidt, Guillaume Budé, Jakob Gronovius, Jean Hardouin
LiteratureReference to literature. Smith 1729, pp. 100-51, Burnett 2020b, p. 5022
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Book Corrections , Weights And Measures
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

Further discussion of ancient measures, citing Budé, Gronovius, Hardouin, Savot, and Eisenschmidt.

References

  1. ^  Smith, William (1729) Literae de Re Nummaria; in Opposition to The Common Opinion that the Denarii Romani were never larger than Seven an Ounce: with some Remarks on Dr Arbuthnot’s Book, and Tables. And some other Miscellanies relating to the same subject, Newcastle.
  2. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.