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Letter, from Henry Justel to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/I1/50

Date: 01 January 1667

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Concerning Adrian Auzout's criticisms of Richard Towneley's instrument for measuring distances, which was also queried by other astonomers and mechanics in Paris; encloses a figure from Auzout

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EL/I1/50
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01 January 1667
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Henry Justel

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Henry Justel, Letter, from Henry Justel to Henry Oldenburg, 01 January 1667, EL/I1/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_50/letter-from-henry-justel-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 25 April 2025

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