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Letter, 'Oseraije offrir aux plus beaux esprits de i'ile des savants mon noveau systeme des coleurs [I wish to offer to the most beautiful minds of the island of scientists my new system of colors]' from Jacques D'Agoly Gautier to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/27

Date: 17 January 1750

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Read 25 January 1750

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L&P/2/27
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17 January 1750
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Oseraije offrir aux plus beaux esprits de i'ile des savants mon noveau systeme des coleurs [I wish to offer to the most beautiful minds of the island of scientists my new system of colors]' from Jacques D'Agoly Gautier to the Royal Society, 17 January 1750, L&P/2/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_27/letter-oseraije-offrir-aux-plus-beaux-esprits-de-iile-des-savants-mon-noveau-systeme-des-coleurs-i-wish-to-offer-to-the-most-beautiful-minds-of-the-island-of-scientists-my-new-system-of-colors-from-jacques-dagoly-gautier-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 23 January 2026

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    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    Dates: 1741 - 1806

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