Letter, 'Of Euler's letter of the acceleration of the periodical motion, diurnal & annual, of the earth' from Caspar Wetstein to Martin Folkes
Reference number: L&P/2/55
Date: 17 February 1750
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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Part of a letter from Mr. Professor Euler to the Reverend Mr. Wetstein, chaplain to his Royal Highness the prince, concerning the contraction of the orbits of the Planets. Translated from the French by T. S. M. D. and F. R. S'
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- L&P/2/55
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- 17 February 1750
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Caspar Wetstein, Letter, 'Of Euler's letter of the acceleration of the periodical motion, diurnal & annual, of the earth' from Caspar Wetstein to Martin Folkes, 17 February 1750, L&P/2/55, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_55/letter-of-eulers-letter-of-the-acceleration-of-the-periodical-motion-diurnal-annual-of-the-earth-from-caspar-wetstein-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 19 May 2025
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XVI. Part of a letter from Mr. Professor Euler to the Reverend Mr. Wetstein, chaplain to his Royal Highness the prince, concerning the contraction of the orbits of the Planets. Translated from the French by T. S. M. D. and F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1750
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1749.0070
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