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That Monsieur duFay had sent copies of Maupertuis work to be presented to the Society and gives a list of other recipients; wishes to have some comments about the work

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EL/M3/59
Earliest possible date
25 May 1738
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

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Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, Letter, from Pierre Maupertuis to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris, 25 May 1738, EL/M3/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m3_59/letter-from-pierre-maupertuis-to-cromwell-mortimer-dated-at-paris, accessed on 10 September 2026

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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