Letter, from P. I. Rocquette to Hans Sloane, dated at St Petersbourg [St Petersburg]

Reference number: EL/R1/76

Date: 24 June 1732

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Enclosing a copy of his new system of the celestial sphere followed by a method for finding the longitude at sea (see EL/R1/77)

Reference number: EL/R1/76
Earliest possible date: 24 June 1732
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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P. I. Roquette

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P. I. Roquette, Letter, from P. I. Rocquette to Hans Sloane, dated at St Petersbourg [St Petersburg], 24 June 1732, EL/R1/76, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r1_76/letter-from-p-i-rocquette-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-st-petersbourg-st-petersburg, accessed on 21 January 2025

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters R1
1664-1733 Reference number: EL/R1

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