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Letter, from Monsieur du Quet to Isaac Newton, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/Q/7

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Concerning a method for finding longitude by sea

Reference number
EL/Q/7
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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French engineer; protege of the Duc d'Orleans Du Quet (fl 1702-1721)

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French engineer; protege of the Duc d'Orleans Du Quet (fl 1702-1721), Letter, from Monsieur du Quet to Isaac Newton, dated at Paris, EL/Q/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_q_7/letter-from-monsieur-du-quet-to-isaac-newton-dated-at-paris, accessed on 04 December 2025

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