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RefNoEL/B3/67
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of a letter, from John Philip Baratier to the Royal Society, dated at Hall in Saxony
CreatorBaratier; Jean-Philippe (1721-1740); German scholar
Date1737
DescriptionConcerning the correspondent's new method for measuring longitude at sea by using existing instruments and observations and that he would elaborate if the Royal Society wished
LanguageEnglish
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
Place originHalle, (Upper Saxon Imperial Circle) Saxony-Anhalt, Germany), (Holy Roman Empire)
Origin coordinates51.5, 12
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal letter is EL/B3/66
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/894400d8-e46f-47eb-a31c-9c7350c9857f
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