RefNo | EL/C3/34 |
Level | Item |
Title | Translation of a letter, from Andreas Celsius to Hans Sloane, dated at Tornea |
Creator | Celsius; Andreas (1701-1744); Swedish astronomer; physicist; mathematician |
Date | 4 December 1736 |
Description | An account of the expedition to Tornea - a degree from Tornea to Pello had been measured, and a difference of latitude between the two had been noticed Original letter, which now no longer exists, was in French |
Language | English |
Extent | 2p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Tornio, Lapland, Finland |
Origin coordinates | 65.84811, 24.14662 |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2a60a506-f1e6-424b-a41c-b881dbf72242 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |
NA6791 | Celsius; Andreas (1701 - 1744); astronomer and physicist | 1701 - 1744 |