Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/V/10

Date: 30 October 1669

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Wishes that Samuel Pepys could have stayed in Paris; concerning Cassini's observations of Jupiter; concerning Huygens' observations of the moon; concerning the 'Mirroir Ardent' 'for burning and reflection of objects'

Reference number: EL/V/10
Earliest possible date: 30 October 1669
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Francis Vernon

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Francis Vernon, Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 30 October 1669, EL/V/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_v_10/letter-from-francis-vernon-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 10 December 2024

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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 V
1664-1737 Reference number: EL/V

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Henry Oldenburg
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