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Concerning Giuseppe Campani's optical glasses. This is a partial translation of the original letter (EL/A/2).

Subject: Optometry

Extract of letter read at Royal Society on 22 March 1664.

Reference number
EL/A/3
Earliest possible date
01 January 1664
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Adrian Auzout

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Adrian Auzout, Translated extract of a letter, from Adrian Auzout to L'Abbe Charles, 01 January 1664, EL/A/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_a_3/translated-extract-of-a-letter-from-adrian-auzout-to-labbe-charles, accessed on 14 November 2024

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