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
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- Manuscript
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Jean de la Grive
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Jean de la Grive, 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 June 2025
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