| RefNo | EL/M2/67 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract from the memoirs of Trevoux by [Nicolas de] Malezieu |
| Creator | Malezieu; Nicolas de (1650-1727); French scholar; mathematician |
| Date | May 1734 |
| Description | Observations of the total eclipse of the sun with a nine-foot-long telescope made by Le Bas with a thick piece of paper so that the diameter of the sun could be divided into digits |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |