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RefNoEL/H1/26
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Christian Huygens to Robert Moray, dated at Paris
CreatorHuygens; Christiaan (1629-1695); Dutch physicist; mathematician; astonomer
DateJanuary 1664
DescriptionConcerning improvements to the new vehicle; concerning the claim of Earl of Kincardin, Alexander Bruce, as the discoverer of longitude by means of a pendulum clock
LanguageFrench
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1f49944f-c6bc-40d6-a2f7-654a4729fc4f
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8261Moray; Sir; Robert (1608 - 1673); army officer and politician1608 - 1673
NA8062Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher1629 - 1695
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