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RefNoEL/F2/9
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of a letter, from Felix de Valreas to the Royal Society
CreatorValreas; Felix de (fl 1713)
Date1713
DescriptionSends his answer, which he had sent to the Royal Academy of Sciences, concerning his machine for perpetual motion (see EL/F2/10); discussing Mr Remi's theory for squaring a circle; also re-counts the objections of M Le Marquis de Simianne about his machine; wishes to be admitted to the Royal Academy of Paris
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal is EL/F2/8
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/cb6348a3-dca0-4363-8d23-10a85356240d
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