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Reference numberEL/V/24
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
CreatorVernon; Francis (1637-1677); traveller and diplomat; secretary to the English ambassador in Paris
Date20 April 1672
DescriptionConcerning Moreland's trumpet; concerning Huygens' telescope; concerning Wallis's letter to Quesnel; concerning Huygens' treatise on 'de cycloide et pendulo'
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 9, p 14
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/98150940-b923-48d2-b2d9-0eecfe25fdbd
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA5652Vernon; Francis (c1637 - 1677); traveller and diplomatc1637 - 1677
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