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Letter, from Jean de la Grive to the Royal Society, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/G2/18

Date: 31 March 1733

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Gives praise to the Royal Society and wishes to be elected to the Fellowship; discusses the work of the Society of Arts recently established in Paris; discusses his work on mapping Paris and its environs and his work with Cassini for determining the geographical extent of France

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EL/G2/18
Earliest possible date
31 March 1733
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4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Jean de la Grive

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Jean de la Grive, Letter, from Jean de la Grive to the Royal Society, dated at Paris, 31 March 1733, EL/G2/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g2_18/letter-from-jean-de-la-grive-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-paris, accessed on 13 October 2024

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