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RefNoEL/M1/30
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Monsieur [Balthazar de] Monconys to Robert Moray, dated at Paris
CreatorMonconys; Balthazar de (1611-1665)
DateAugust 1664
DescriptionDetails of Monsieur Monconys's travels to Germany and Italy: concerning Gene's experiments to show the electric force of the air; concerning Gene's thermometer; concerning experiments with gold; details of a child who cannot read or write but can answer difficult questions of arithmetic; that Monconys had seen the bones and teeth of an elephant of Hannibal and about flint and black coral in Italy
LanguageFrench
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialFor English translation see EL/M1/31
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/cef3c84e-fc4c-43df-9196-ae8f7902b9f1
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8261Moray; Sir; Robert (1608 - 1673); army officer and politician1608 - 1673
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