Autograph letter signed : Remusberg [Rheinsberg], to the Marquise Du Châtelet, 1738 Nov. 9.

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Autograph letter signed : Remusberg [Rheinsberg], to the Marquise Du Châtelet, 1738 Nov. 9.

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Praising her work on the nature of fire and expressing his surprise that a woman could have written it. He also comments on his own work and studies.

1 item (2 p.) ; (8to)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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