Translation of a letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Charles the Duke of Richmond and Lenox , dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/F2/21

Date: 01 January 1733

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Experiments to determine the nature of electricity

Reference number: EL/F2/21
Earliest possible date: 01 January 1733
Page extent: 11 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Fay

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Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Fay, Charles Francois de Cisternay du Fay, Translation of a letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Charles the Duke of Richmond and Lenox , dated at Paris, 01 January 1733, EL/F2/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f2_21/translation-of-a-letter-from-charles-francois-de-cisternay-du-fay-to-charles-the-duke-of-richmond-and-lenox-dated-at-paris, accessed on 12 November 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
Early Letters F2
1684-1739 Reference number: EL/F2

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Charles Lennox
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