| Reference number | L&P/2/526 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'On Melvill's optical paper in the Philosophical Transactions' from Alexis Claude Clairaut to Thomas Birch |
| Date | 30 June 1754 |
| Description | Subject: Physics
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Monsieur Clairaut, Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, and F. R. S. to Thomas Birch, D. D. Secret. R. S. containing a comparison between the notions of M. de Courtivron and Mr. Melvil, concerning the difference of refrangibility of the rays of light'
Read 4 July 1754 |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1753.0092 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8129 | Birch; Thomas (1705 - 1766) | 1705 - 1766 |
| NA8170 | Clairaut; Alexis Claude (1713 - 1765) | 1713 - 1765 |