Continuation of a letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg
Reference number: EL/V/19
Date: 01 January 1672
Description
Concerning Picard's book on measurement of the earth (EL/V/20 is the beginning of the letter); concerning Cassini's and Borelli's astronomical work; concerning a drawing of William Petty's double-bottomed ship (catamaran)
- Reference number
- EL/V/19
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1672
- Page extent
- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Francis Vernon
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Francis Vernon, Francis Vernon, Continuation of a letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, 01 January 1672, EL/V/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_v_19/continuation-of-a-letter-from-francis-vernon-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 14 July 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 -
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Henry Oldenburg
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Francis Vernon
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Dates: 1613 - 1740
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