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  <dc:title>Letters, regarding Cartesian model of tides from various correspondents</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Extracts from several letters regarding the Cartesian model of tides:

Extracts include:
- A letter from F Capelet to L'Abbe [Pierre?] Bourdelot, arguing that Rene Descartes' theory regarding the ebb and flow of tides is false
- A letter from [Claude?] Gadrois to de la Grange regarding Capelet's theory
- A letter from Gadrois to de la Grange dated 1677 regarding Descartes' theory
- A letter from Hebert to de Bisseul regarding the theories of Gadrois, Capelet, and Descartes concerning tides.

Subject: Oceanography / Mathematics</dc:description>
  <dc:date>[17th Century]</dc:date>
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