Autograph letter signed : Berlin, to Pierre Maupertuis, 1748 Oct. 22.

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Autograph letter signed : Berlin, to Pierre Maupertuis, 1748 Oct. 22.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/659829496

Discussing his hypothesis (since proven wrong) that an eclipse of the sun may be the result of the moon having a tenous atmosphere; suggesting how this theory could be tested; writing about a scheme he is having executed for the manufacture of liquid-filled telescope objective lenses.

1 item (4 p.) ; 23.3 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7951178

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