Letter, from Bernard Forest de Belidor [to the Royal Society], dated at La Fere
Reference number: EL/B2/83
Date: 08 June 1726
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Autographed letter concerning the book 'Nouveau cours de mathematique, a l'usage de l'artillerie et du genie'; concerning a theory on gunpowder
- Reference number
- EL/B2/83
- Earliest possible date
- 08 June 1726
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Bernard Forest de Belidor
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Bernard Forest de Belidor, Bernard Forest de Belidor, Letter, from Bernard Forest de Belidor [to the Royal Society], dated at La Fere, 08 June 1726, EL/B2/83, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_83/letter-from-bernard-forest-de-belidor-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-la-fere, accessed on 14 December 2025
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