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Letter, from de Cocherel to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/C1/93

Date: 24 November 1673

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Autograph letter
De Cocherel defends a theory of his friend (unnamed) about the moon which he outlines

Reference number
EL/C1/93
Earliest possible date
24 November 1673
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript
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Letter, from de Cocherel to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 24 November 1673, EL/C1/93, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c1_93/letter-from-de-cocherel-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 18 July 2026

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