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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

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Francis Vernon, 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 07 December 2025

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