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Translated extract of a letter, from Francois du Laurens [to the Royal Society], dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/L5/15

Date: 01 January 1668

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Concerning the answer to a geometrical problem
Translation by Oldenburg
Original is EL/L5/14

Reference number
EL/L5/15
Earliest possible date
01 January 1668
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Francois Dulaurens

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Francois Dulaurens, Translated extract of a letter, from Francois du Laurens [to the Royal Society], dated at Paris, 01 January 1668, EL/L5/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_15/translated-extract-of-a-letter-from-francois-du-laurens-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-paris, accessed on 16 May 2026

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