Two translated letters from Cuentz, dated at Neuschatel, to Hans Sloane
Reference number: EL/C3/47
Date: 01 January 1740
Description
First letter dated 4 April 1740 - Cuentz states that he sends two writings about his system concerning the nature of the being which he sees as explanations
Second letter dated 10 June 1740 - thanking the Royal Society for considering his work
Read to the Royal Society on 19 June 1740
Original letters, which now no longer exist, were in French
- Reference number
- EL/C3/47
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1740
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
Gaspard Cuenz
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Gaspard Cuenz, Two translated letters from Cuentz, dated at Neuschatel, to Hans Sloane, 01 January 1740, EL/C3/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c3_47/two-translated-letters-from-cuentz-dated-at-neuschatel-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 20 April 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Hans Sloane
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