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RefNoEL/R1/80
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of a letter, from P. I. Rocquette to the Royal Society
CreatorRocquette; C (fl 1732)
Date1732
DescriptionOriginal in French and dated 28 October 1732
Presents method for determining longitude at sea (see EL/R1/81 for account) for examination by the Society
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal is EL/R1/79
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e92ffb6a-4982-46ee-8432-b005c91795ca
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