Autograph letter signed : St. Petersburg, to Pierre Maupertuis, 1740 Feb. 19.

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Autograph letter signed : St. Petersburg, to Pierre Maupertuis, 1740 Feb. 19.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270527383

Thanking him for sending a number of publications; mentioning the Marquise du Châtelet and others.

1 item (1 p.) ; 23.2 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7183935

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