Translation of a letter, from Pierre Petit to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
Reference number: EL/P1/7
Date: 05 April 1667
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Concerning theories on the subject of the variation of magnetic declination (see EL/P1/6); concerning Petit's paper on the latitude at Paris and magnet declination printed in 1660
- Reference number
- EL/P1/7
- Earliest possible date
- 05 April 1667
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Pierre Petit, Pierre Petit, Translation of a letter, from Pierre Petit to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 05 April 1667, EL/P1/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_7/translation-of-a-letter-from-pierre-petit-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 18 August 2026
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Henry Oldenburg
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Pierre Petit
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