Autograph letter signed : Berlin, to Pierre Maupertuis, 1758 Feb. 14.

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Autograph letter signed : Berlin, to Pierre Maupertuis, 1758 Feb. 14.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/660842893

Solving a problem involving two moving bodies and their movements after collision; discussing the "principle of least action"; mentioning events in the Seven Years War; referring to Samuel Koenig; commenting on the financial difficulties of the Academy.

1 item (3 p.) ; 22cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7953085

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