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RefNoEL/C3/26
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of a letter, from Alexis Clairaut to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris
CreatorClairaut; Alexis Claude (1713-1765); mathematician; physicist; astronomer
Date1737
DescriptionClairaut gives observations of his trip to Sweden - found that the earth was flattened towards the poles, as predicted by Isaac Newton, and that Cassini could not now refute this
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal letter is EL/C3/24
EL/C3/25 is another translation
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2d371a45-475f-488b-af19-bf4249ab7cc4
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8055Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752)c 1699 - 1752
NA8170Clairaut; Alexis Claude (1713 - 1765)1713 - 1765
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