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Letter, from Adrian Auzout to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/A/14

Date: 18 May 1666

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Concerning the length of lenses used by Campani, Hooke, Huygens and Auzout in observing the shadows of the satellites and permanent spot on Jupiter; concerning Boyle's hydrostatical experiments; concerning barometrical observations.

Subject: Scientific Instruments / Astronomy

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EL/A/14
Earliest possible date
18 May 1666
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript
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Adrian Auzout

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Adrian Auzout, Letter, from Adrian Auzout to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 18 May 1666, EL/A/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_a_14/letter-from-adrian-auzout-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 13 October 2024

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