Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris
Reference number: EL/V/17
Date: 18 March 1671
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Concerning a publication of anatomical experiments; details of Picard's enquiry about the exact length of the pendulum for vibration to measure one second; details about the measurement of the pendulum in English and Parisian feet; concerning Moreland's trumpet; observations of the star in the constellation 'Cygnus'; details of research being carried out by the Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris
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- EL/V/17
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- 18 March 1671
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Francis Vernon, Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris, 18 March 1671, EL/V/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_v_17/letter-from-francis-vernon-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-paris, accessed on 19 January 2025
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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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Francis Vernon
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