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RefNoEL/B2/82
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Bernard Forest de Belidor to the Royal Society, dated at La Fere
CreatorBlidor; Bernard Forest de (1697-1761); applied mathematician; engineer
Date10 August 1722
DescriptionAutograph letter praising the work of the Royal Society emphasising the importance of physics in research
LanguageFrench
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originLa Fre, Hauts-de-France, France
Origin coordinates49.66286, 3.36631
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/16/312 and LBC/16/356
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1369bbce-43aa-48ea-b627-62e8b2a7bc9b
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7803Belidor; Bernard Forest de (1693 - 1761)1693 - 1761
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