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Reference numberEL/F2/23
LevelItem
TitleTranslated extract of a letter, from M [Charles Francois de Cisternay] du Fay to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris
CreatorFay; Charles Francois de Cisternay du (1698-1739); French chemist
Date1736
DescriptionOriginal letter was in French and dated 29 January 1736
States that he sends a brass rule of three Parisian feet with M Pigault, a merchant, and wishes it to be given to Mr Graham. Asks when the pendulum and other instruments, which Graham is making, will be ready
LanguageEnglish
Extent1
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/cd70bc77-78ec-4a82-b9f0-904dee968e2e
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CodeNameDates
NA8055Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752)c 1699 - 1752
NA5778Fay; Charles Francois de Cisternay Du (1698 - 1739)1698 - 1739
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