| RefNo | EL/C3/33 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of an extract of a letter, from Andreas Celsius to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at the mountain of Korpicula |
| Creator | Celsius; Andreas (1701-1744); Swedish astronomer; physicist; mathematician |
| Date | 1736 |
| Description | Celsius states that the expedition team are on Mountain Korpicula, arriving on the day of the solstice
Read to the Royal Society on 28 October 1736
Original letter, which was in French, now no longer exists and was dated 1 July 1736 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ebf5ec7a-f8d2-4b4b-8808-143fe5e2afe7 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8055 | Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752) | c 1699 - 1752 |
| NA6791 | Celsius; Andreas (1701 - 1744); astronomer and physicist | 1701 - 1744 |