| Reference number | EL/V/17 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Francis Vernon, dated at Paris, to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Vernon; Francis (1637-1677); traveller and diplomat; secretary to the English ambassador in Paris |
| Date | 18 March 1671 |
| Description | Concerning a publication of anatomical experiments; details of Picard's enquiry about the exact length of the pendulum for vibration to measure one second; details about the measurement of the pendulum in English and Parisian feet; concerning Moreland's trumpet; observations of the star in the constellation 'Cygnus'; details of research being carried out by the Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Paris, le-de-France, France |
| Origin coordinates | 48.85341, 2.3488 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 7, p 496 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e4ed1cb9-f93e-4228-8a18-01eba8671766 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5652 | Vernon; Francis (c 1637 - 1677); Traveller | c 1637 - 1677 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |