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RefNoEL/G1/74
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Guido Grandus to Laurence Magalotti, dated at Florence
CreatorGrandi; Guido (1671-1742); mathematician
Date24 May 1708
DescriptionConcerning the properties (direction, reflection and refraction) of sound with mathematical formulae and figures
Read to the Royal Society on 6 April 1709
LanguageLatin
Extent16p
FormatManuscript
Place originFlorence, Tuscany, Italy
Origin coordinates43.76667, 11.25
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 26, no 319, p 270
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a6c4b25d-617c-494f-8d30-ce70259333bd
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6821Magalotti; Lorenzo (1637 - ? 1711)1637 - ? 1711
NA795Grandi; Guido (1671 - 1742)1671 - 1742
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