| RefNo | EL/C1/91 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from de Cocherel to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | De Cocherel (fl 1669-1673) |
| Date | 15 October 1669 |
| Description | Autograph letter
Containing de Cocherel's friend's method for determining longitude by observing the motion of the moon with the sun to find out when it will touch the meridian
De Cocherel provides a table for when the moon will reach the meridian of Paris during November 1669 |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Transcribed in LBO/28/372
Transcribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 6, p 262 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e7ef26bb-4367-4578-9437-c5feb39cfa59 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |