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Reference numberEL/A/25
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Joachim d' Alence to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
CreatorAlenc; Joachim d' (-1707); French astronomer and physician
Date2 September 1676
DescriptionConcerns a description of a clock mechanism
Figure and explanation of the clock mechanism are attached

Subject: Instruments/ Clockmaking
LanguageFrench
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 13, pp 61-62
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0a75d325-d891-4ffa-86c2-505569b8b18b
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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