Letter 3604

de Cheuessaille to Hans Sloane – May 4, 1729


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Date: May 4, 1729
Author: de Cheuessaille
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4050
Folio: ff. 104-105



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Cheuessaille was honoured to receive Sloane’s letter. He relays that he is trained in mathematics and has published several short dissertations. He is contemplating a practical method for establishing the longitude between two meridians and makes several comments on the subject.




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