| Reference number | EL/M1/31 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Partial translation of a letter from Monsieur Monconys, dated at Paris, to Robert Moray |
| Date | 1664 |
| Description | Details of Monsieur Monconys's travels to Germany and Italy: concerning Gene's experiments to show the electric force of the air; concerning Gene's thermometer; concerning experiments with gold; details of a child who cannot read or write but can answer difficult questions of arithmetic; that Monconys had seen the bones and teeth of an elephant of Hannibal and about flint and black coral in Italy
On the last page are details about a new ship |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Original is EL/M1/30 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8261 | Moray; Sir; Robert (1608 - 1673); army officer and politician | 1608 - 1673 |