RefNo | LBO/1/8 |
AltRefNo | LBO/1/21 |
Level | File |
Title | Copy letter from Christian Huygens, the Hague, to Robert Moray |
Date | 30 December 1661 |
Description | Discusses Wren's and Frenicle's theory of Saturn; Boyle's 'Sceptical Chemist'; the universal measure; has seen the observations of Jonathon Horrocks of Venus in the Sun; of Hevelius at Gdansk on Mercury; the length of a pendulum for half a second for the universal measure; the cylinder and its vibrations. |
Language | French |
Extent | 5p |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8261 | Moray; Sir; Robert (1608 - 1673); army officer and politician | 1608 - 1673 |