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Reference numberEL/F2/21
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of a letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Charles the Duke of Richmond and Lenox , dated at Paris
CreatorFay; Charles Francois de Cisternay du (1698-1739); French chemist
Date1733
DescriptionExperiments to determine the nature of electricity
LanguageEnglish
Extent11p
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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Access statusOpen
Related materialOriginal is EL/F2/20
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b01cfa70-b959-428b-84fa-fe01048ca90c
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CodeNameDates
NA8418Lennox; Charles (1701 - 1750); 2nd Duke of Richmond and Lennox1701 - 1750
NA5778Fay; Charles Francois de Cisternay Du (1698 - 1739)1698 - 1739
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