William Smith - George Hooper - 1723-12-03

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William Smith, Melsonby

William Smith - George Hooper - 1723-12-03
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15596
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 . December 3, 1723
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.
LiteratureReference to literature. Hooper 17211, Smith 1729, pp. 87-962, Burnett 2020b, p. 5023
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Book Corrections , Weights And Measures
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

Smith offers a series of observations and corrections to Hooper 1721.

References

  1. ^  Hooper, George (1721) An inquiry into the state of the ancient measures, the Attick, the Roman, and especially the Jewish. With an Appendix concering our old English money, and Measures of Content, London.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  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.