| Reference number | EL/B2/124 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract of a letter, from J Biester [to the Royal Society], dated at London |
| Creator | Biester; J (fl 1727-1731) |
| Date | 16 December 1731 |
| Description | Biester hopes that the Royal Society will consider his experiments to find the longitude at sea from the right ascension of the moon |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London, England |
| Origin coordinates | 51.50853, -0.12574 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/161b8143-8424-4038-867b-65233d7ff7c9 |