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Letter, from Rene Mauny to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/M2/87

Date: 01 January 1729

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Concerning his invention of a sphere to show the movement of the Earth and the Sun and to show longitude at sea

Reference number
EL/M2/87
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01 January 1729
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Rene Mauny

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Rene Mauny, Letter, from Rene Mauny to the Royal Society, 01 January 1729, EL/M2/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_87/letter-from-rene-mauny-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 19 April 2026

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