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Copy of a letter, from Jean Berdet to John Wallis, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/B2/14

Date: 01 December 1671

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Concerning geometrical problems (with figures); concerning astronomical observations from the new observatory in Paris; concerning Father Pardies's books on stars and geometry

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EL/B2/14
Earliest possible date
01 December 1671
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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Jean Bertet

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Jean Bertet, Copy of a letter, from Jean Berdet to John Wallis, dated at Paris, 01 December 1671, EL/B2/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_14/copy-of-a-letter-from-jean-berdet-to-john-wallis-dated-at-paris, accessed on 13 December 2024

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