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Letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/F2/27

Date: 30 March 1738

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Recommends M Reaumur and Stephen de Fourmont to the Fellowship and encloses a testimonial (29 March 1738) to this effect signed by L' Abbe Bignon, Cassini, Antoine de Jusiseu, Bernard de Jussieu, Du Fay, Geoffroy, Du Hamel du Monceau

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EL/F2/27
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30 March 1738
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4 pages
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Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Fay

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Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Fay, Letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris, 30 March 1738, EL/F2/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f2_27/letter-from-charles-francois-de-cisternay-du-fay-to-cromwell-mortimer-dated-at-paris, accessed on 03 December 2024

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