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Letter, from de Cocherel and Joachim d'Alence to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/C1/92

Date: 18 August 1673

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Autograph letter
Concerning a new theory of the moon which could determine the hour, minute and second when the moon would touch the meridian of a place
Three tables are attached

Reference number
EL/C1/92
Earliest possible date
18 August 1673
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, from de Cocherel and Joachim d'Alence to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 18 August 1673, EL/C1/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_92/letter-from-de-cocherel-and-joachim-dalence-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 06 December 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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