| RefNo | EL/C1/90 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from de Cocherel to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Rouen |
| Creator | De Cocherel (fl 1669-1673) |
| Date | 22 April 1669 |
| Description | Autograph letter
De Cocherel provides information about a person who has increased the firing range of a cannon and about a person's theory for determining longitude by astronomical observations. De Cocherel asks if the Royal Society is willing to purchase either of these ideas. He also asks for a map of Jamaica
Oldenburg has written a note on the back of the letter about sea-thrushes and sea-larks found between Ireland and Scotland |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Rouen, Normandy, France |
| Origin coordinates | 49.44313, 1.09932 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed in LBO/28/369
Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 5, p 484 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b843a01b-8c99-4e1e-bd28-2e29768265b0 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |