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Reference numberEL/F2/8
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Felix de Valreas to the Royal Society
CreatorValreas; Felix de (fl 1713)
Date25 March 1713
DescriptionSends his answer, which he had sent to the Royal Academy of Sciences, concerning his machine for perpetual motion (see EL/F2/10); discussing Mr Remi's theory for squaring a circle; also re-counts the objections of M Le Marquis de Simianne about his machine; wishes to be admitted to the Royal Academy of Paris
Read to the Royal Society on 30 April 1713
LanguageFrench
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
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Access statusOpen
Related materialEnglish translation see EL/F2/9
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1be13d57-e72b-4000-bbda-8644e34b25b5
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